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retrospective

[re-truh-spek-tiv] / ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
backward-looking
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ADJECTIVE
concerned with past
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Example Sentences

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This retrospective cohort study included 7,938 adults with overweight or obesity in Ohio and Florida.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

MoMA’s show also nods to its own history with the power couple: Rivera received the museum’s second-ever retrospective in 1931, after Henri Matisse, and Kahlo entered the collection in 1943.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

McQueen-Prince said the move would also affect pension funds which invest in freeholds and damage investor confidence in the UK because of the retrospective nature of the changes.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The retrospective, including several other works loaned from other countries, features paintings, sculptures and drawings.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Lately, however, his sensibilities had become more retrospective, replacing the gadgetry with walnut dashes and leather upholstery.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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