reconsider
verb (used with object)
to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action.
have been reconsidering
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present perfect progressiveof reconsider.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The experiences of women like Ms. Duong raise questions for prosecutors like Mr. Bragg and lawmakers, who have been reconsidering New York’s rape laws.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2021
One of the things I have been reconsidering as I turn over RBG’s legal legacy this week is not just the things she did to fight for equality but why she did them.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2020
Universities throughout the country have been reconsidering — and in some cases upending — institutional traditions, deciding that names honoring past benefactors whose actions were racist or offensive are no longer acceptable.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2020
Across the country, state and local governments have been reconsidering their relationship with federal immigration officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2014
Stay, Mr. Lydgate, stay," said Bulstrode; "I have been reconsidering this subject.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
