as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
teachers are undertaking a reappraisal of the current grading system, as the consensus is that A's have been given out too easily of late
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Recent Examples of reappraisal
In an interview, Kate Thomson, BP’s chief financial officer, said the moves were the result of a reappraisal of the environment for energy companies.
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Stanley Reed, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
North Texas school and city representatives warned of millions in possible financial losses without annual reappraisals.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Every-other-year reappraisals could also mean more frequent, if smaller, tax increases for property owners.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
The course teaches eight skills, including gratitude, savoring and positive reappraisal, which is the ability to see the bright side of a situation.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Stanley Reed, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
North Texas school and city representatives warned of millions in possible financial losses without annual reappraisals.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Every-other-year reappraisals could also mean more frequent, if smaller, tax increases for property owners.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
The course teaches eight skills, including gratitude, savoring and positive reappraisal, which is the ability to see the bright side of a situation.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reappraisal
Noun
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After nearly 6,000 California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids, officials launch sweeping review.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The show also received poor reviews in the U.S. and U.K.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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The Orioles got what in retrospect were career seasons from journeymen pitchers to bolster their young line-up that the league had not yet figured out how to handle.—
Paul Bledsoe,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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In retrospect Biden should have done a James K. Polk, who didn’t seek a second term.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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The outcome of that reexamination seems preordained.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Biden said age criticisms 'took on a life of its own' In the months since his November 2024 loss, questions over the impact of his age and perceived physical deterioration have not gone away, as the Democratic Party continues its retrospection of the defeat.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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But framing Paul American as a retrospection on labor, with the boys and their family and their lackeys gassing them up over and over, just isn’t that interesting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Reappraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reappraisal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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