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retrospect
noun as in afterthought
Strongest match
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This self-serving quotation has the ring of a memory fashioned in retrospect.
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"In retrospect, I can see that being Scottish and having the working class upbringing I had was a big bonus for me in many ways," says Caton-Jones.
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In retrospect, they say, it was also too frightening to contemplate.
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In retrospect, suggesting that James couldn’t adapt to a new role might have sold him short.
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In retrospect, that shouldn’t have come as a surprise.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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