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Etymology
Origin of reexamine
Explanation
To reexamine something is to consider or inspect it again. A detective might need to go back and reexamine the scene of a crime several times during her investigation. A scientist who's studying an unfamiliar bacteria will examine it, and then reexamine it again and again. And, if you still have an earache a week after starting antibiotics, your doctor may want to reexamine you. Whenever you take another careful look at something, you reexamine it. The verb reexamine adds the "again" prefix re- to examine, from the Latin examinare, "to test, try, consider, or ponder."
Example Sentences
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If the discussion sparked by Anthropic’s CEO and other AI pioneers leads scientists and the public to reexamine longstanding assumptions about mind and awareness, it may mark the beginning of a much broader intellectual shift.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Again, all communities have that right to reexamine the past.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Researchers at Steward Observatory now plan to reexamine systems observed in the past, searching for stars that may have been overlooked.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
I want to reexamine the van Daans and decide for myself what’s true and what’s been blown out of proportion.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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