re-examine

British

/ ˌriːɪɡˈzæmɪn /

verb

to examine again
law to examine (one's own witness) again upon matters arising out of his cross-examination

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Other Word Forms

re-examinable adjective
re-examination noun
re-examiner noun

Example Sentences

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Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote in the New Statesman last week that police "urgently" needs to re-examine whether Jeffrey Epstein's victims were trafficked within and outside of the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Amr Shabaik, legal director Council of American-Islamic Relations’ greater Los Angeles chapter, said he hoped officials would re-examine the issue when more information becomes available.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Watkins’ livestreams encouraged “Chinese people to re-examine their lives” and cherish their country’s achievements, Zhejiang province’s propaganda department said on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“It referred the case back to the CAS for it to re-examine the situation, taking this new evidence into account.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Intending to re-examine the man lying in the front room, he raised the lamp, which was still emitting an insufficient light, too suddenly, and so extinguished it.

From A Mummer's Tale by Roche, Charles E.

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