Meaning & use

Retesting

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Testing something again, typically to verify a result or check for changes.

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The lab is retesting the water samples after the first results seemed inconsistent.

Developers spent the afternoon retesting the software after fixing the bug.

A note on using this word

Common in scientific, medical, and software contexts, where confirming a result matters as much as obtaining it the first time.

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reexamining

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