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 review – a new appraisal or evaluation reappraisal, reassessment, revaluationappraisal, assessment – the classification of someone or something with respect to its worthstocktaking, stock-taking – reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook |
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review – a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatmentreexamination, followup, follow-upexamination, scrutiny – the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
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review – a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comediansrevuefollies – a revue with elaborate costumingvariety show, variety – a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances |
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review – a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or artperiodical – a publication that appears at fixed intervalsliterary review – a review devoted to literary criticism |
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review – a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussionrecap, recapitulationcapitulation – a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topicepanodos – recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order) |
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review – (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings – (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedbill of review – a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered itjudicial review – review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial courtlaw, jurisprudence – the collection of rules imposed by authority; “civilization presupposes respect for the law”; “the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order” |
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review – practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memorybrushuppractice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation – systematic training by multiple repetitions; “practice makes perfect”rub up – a review that refreshes your memory; “I need a rub up on my Latin” |
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review – a formal or official examination; “the platoon stood ready for review”; “we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator”inspectioncheckout, check-out procedure, check – the act of inspecting or verifying; “they made a check of their equipment”; “the pilot ran through the check-out procedure”examination, scrutiny – the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
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review – look at again; examine again; “let’s review your situation”reexamineanalyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas – consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; “analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare”; “analyze the evidence in a criminal trial”; “analyze your real motives” |
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review – appraise critically; “She reviews books for the New York Times”; “Please critique this performance”critiquepass judgment, evaluate, judge – form a critical opinion of; “I cannot judge some works of modern art”; “How do you evaluate this grant proposal?” “We shouldn’t pass judgment on other people”peer review, referee – evaluate professionally a colleague’s work |
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review – hold a review (of troops)go over, surveyinspect – look over carefully; “Please inspect your father’s will carefully” |
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review – look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; “she reviewed her achievements with pride”retrospect, look backthink back, remember – recapture the past; indulge in memories; “he remembered how he used to pick flowers” |
