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Recent Examples of rehear
The Ninth Circuit briefly lifted her decision but agreed to rehear the case en banc, --- when the entire court hears the case, rather than just a panel -- thereby restoring the block on the deployment.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The order did not establish a timeline for when the full bench would rehear the case.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Later in the month, the high court is set to rehear a major Louisiana redistricting battle with major implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Not a single judge on the appellate court voted to rehear the case — a rare signal of unanimity that leaves the earlier ruling intact and the city’s ban unenforceable.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The order did not establish a timeline for when the full bench would rehear the case.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Later in the month, the high court is set to rehear a major Louisiana redistricting battle with major implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Not a single judge on the appellate court voted to rehear the case — a rare signal of unanimity that leaves the earlier ruling intact and the city’s ban unenforceable.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehear
Verb
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Time will tell whether this threat was real, but who could blame Griffin for reconsidering?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Let’s reconsider those indictments.—
Patricia Steckler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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In February 2022, Harrison announced a multiagency task force, including state police and the FBI, to reexamine the killings.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The 12-week appeal trial, which began last month, will reexamine all of the evidence and testimony related to him and nine co-defendants — including three former ministers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Taraborrelli believes that revisiting a moment in time when Jackson and his music became a cultural phenomenon, as well as enlightening new generations to his otherworldliness as an entertainer, should be a reason for unity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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But repetition is also a way of revisiting earlier versions of ourselves.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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The shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner has prompted British officials to rethink security for the impending state visit of King Charles and Queen Camilla, Buckingham Palace said Sunday.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Murphy explained the scale of the move has forced the market to rethink where the real leverage in energy resides.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rather than agree to hear the case, the justices set aside the 8th Circuit’s ruling and told its judges to reweigh evidence suggesting the use of force violated the 4th Amendment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2021
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If the government loses, Homeland Security officials would have to reevaluate the TPS decisions in consultation with the State Department and make a decision based entirely on the country conditions themselves.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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His performance in 2025 forced NFL scouts to reevaluate both his ceiling and floor.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The presentation was not an action item, but the board decided to review current policies, specifically to ask the superintendent questions and clarify current policies and practices that affect the union.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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With access to cutting-edge tools and fresh curiosity, researchers seized the chance to reanalyze the substance's biomolecular makeup.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
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To learn what’s happening within a brain trying to distinguish reality from imagination, the researchers reanalyzed brain scans from a previous study in which 35 participants vividly imagined and perceived various images, from watering cans to roosters.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 May 2023
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“Rehear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehear. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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