as in review
a usually critical look at a past event
in retrospect, we should have saved more money for college
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Recent Examples of retrospect
But obviously, in retrospect, the president should have gotten out of the race earlier.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
In retrospect, moving the tournament from August to May in 2019 was a mistake.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
The growth is incredibly robust and, in retrospect, this stock was given away at the March IPO price of $40 per share.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Ranking these films is a nostalgia-laden minefield that’s more sensitive than most, and yet each chapter seems to serve a distinct purpose(*) in retrospect.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
In retrospect, moving the tournament from August to May in 2019 was a mistake.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
The growth is incredibly robust and, in retrospect, this stock was given away at the March IPO price of $40 per share.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Ranking these films is a nostalgia-laden minefield that’s more sensitive than most, and yet each chapter seems to serve a distinct purpose(*) in retrospect.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for retrospect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrospect
Noun
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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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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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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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Among the nonfiction titles are an immersive history of Russian spy networks and a reappraisal of the American Revolution tied to the 250th anniversary of its first battle.—
Monitor contributors,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 Apr. 2025
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If signed, the law would go into effect Jan. 1. Texas law around the frequency of reappraisals, as written now, has been interpreted multiple ways.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 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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“Retrospect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospect. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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