reconsidered

verb

Definition of reconsiderednext
past tense of reconsider
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to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal the new intelligence forced the general to reconsider his plan of attack

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Recent Examples of reconsidered And the studio wisely reconsidered. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024 That’s what has been happening in European countries that have reconsidered these treatments. — The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024 Still, the Israelis did not start their invasion until a year later, which means Hezbollah could have reconsidered and stopped firing missiles, drones, etc. — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024

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