as in retrospect
a usually critical look at a past event the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light

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Recent Examples of retrospection Her retrospection only increases upon realizing that she’s gotten lost in the wilderness. airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025 Such retrospection was not limited to the Barbican. Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The key to meaningful retrospection is to keep it simple and focused. Allbusiness, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 But the subsequent string of disruptions in her personal life made retrospection less appealing. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for retrospection
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  • The Orioles got what in retrospect were career seasons from journeymen pitchers to bolster their young line-up that the league had not yet figured out how to handle.
    Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
  • In retrospect Biden should have done a James K. Polk, who didn’t seek a second term.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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  • The show also received poor reviews in the U.S. and U.K.
    Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
  • After nearly 6,000 California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids, officials launch sweeping review.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025

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“Retrospection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrospection. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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