readdress
Britishverb
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to look at or discuss (an issue, situation, etc) from a new or different point of view
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to put a forwarding address onto (a letter received)
Example Sentences
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He said that “under no circumstances will we readdress the bid that we put out,” and the premium dropped from 7% to 1%.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
"Following the U.S. Supreme Court order, I called the Alabama Legislature into a special session to readdress our congressional map," Ivey said Friday.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2023
“We play eight-man football with a nine-person roster,” said Tom Reinhardt, the hospital’s chief executive, who smiles widely and often pauses midsentence to readdress his listener by name.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022
“They need to readdress that. We need to know these things now, because two months from now is too late.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021
“We could buy an envelope and readdress it here.”
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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