Noun Changes to the building had to be made after the review by the safety inspectors. After hours of review, the committee made its decision. The medical records were sent to the doctor for review. I read the book reviews in the newspaper. The educational software was sent to teachers for review. Verb Scientists are reviewing the results of the study. I need time to review the situation. The ruling will be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The committee reviewed the applications. The television show will review last year's major events. She reviewed her notes for the speech. The television show will review last year's major events. The biography reviewed her accomplishments. Critics have not yet reviewed the movie. The book was reviewed in this magazine. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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Today’s week-in-review newsletter was curated by Jason Sanchez. Jason Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022 One of the studies included in the review found that over a quarter of people who were hospitalized for monkeypox in Nigeria, where the virus is endemic, experienced anxiety or depression that required counseling. Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Sep. 2022 The signs of heart disease and heart attack may be more subtle in women than men, the American Heart Association said in a new review. Jacqueline Stenson, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022 Kaplan explained there are three divisions involved in the review: audits, evaluations and investigations. Avery Miller, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2022 When the album gets rediscovered and re-released on vinyl 30 years later, it’s raved about on blogs and early incarnations of social media, and earns an 8 out of 10 in a review at online music mag Pitchfork. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 Logan founded Cyber Ninjas, which participated in a partisan and ultimately discredited review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona. Kate Brumback, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 McNamara also had an interception overruled in a replay review when CSU linebacker Jack Howell was deemed to have trapped the ball against the turf. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 In a study review published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that regular pistachio consumption is associated with a systolic blood pressure reduction of about two points. Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
Verb
Manager Aaron Boone said the team was waiting for doctors to review an MRI taken on RHP Frankie Montas’ throwing shoulder. Rich Rovito, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022 The Justice Department objected, saying that Dearie need not review classified records because Trump has no claim of privilege over classified material belonging to the government. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Donald Trump argued against allowing the Justice Department to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago while a special master independently reviews the records, under a court filing Monday. Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 Clark said two secretaries of state from outside Ohio, one Republican, one Democrat, should review the decisions. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Monday order that an independent lawyer, known as special master, should review the 11,000 government and other documents found at the Florida resort to determine whether any are protected by attorney-client or executive privileges. Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 As part of the agreement, Germany agreed to acknowledge failures by authorities at the time and to allow German and Israeli historians to review the events surrounding the attack.San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2022 The order also calls for the state Department of Health to review the feasibility of providing medication abortions at its public health clinics. Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 The union mainly takes issue with a section that doesn’t allow officers to review footage prior to an interview with a detective, according to association president Jeremy Conkling. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English reveue, from Middle French, from feminine past participle of revoir to see again, reexamine, from Old French reveoir, from re- + veoir, veeir to see — more at view
Verb
in sense 1 of transitive verb, from re- + view; in other senses, from review entry 1