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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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There’s unfortunately no way this retrospective effort can avoid talking about the world’s reaction to Paul McCartney asking his wife to be in his new band.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

A retrospective look at the aughts’ most bizarre celebrity?

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

In 2017 a major retrospective of his work, keyed to his 80th birthday, was presented at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Paris’ Centre Pompidou and London’s Tate Modern.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

She said controlling the borders was "completely different" to taking "retrospective action on people who have made a life here".

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The really remarkable cases are those of prospective discovery, since they straightforwardly refute the claim that all discoveries are necessarily retrospective constructions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“Confessions II” features intimate retrospectives of Madonna’s career and personal life — rare, clear-eyed visits to the past from an artist who has always preferred to keep her eyes on the future.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

As exhibitions, books and retrospectives built his renown, Hockney increasingly relied on travel—to Paris and elsewhere—so he could work undisturbed before friends and others crowded his schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Jay Kelly is allergic to career retrospectives and honors.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

Their December lineup includes a spotlight on Parker Posey; retrospectives dedicated to Yasujiro Ozu and Ousmane Sembène; and some holiday noir, MGM musicals and “Hitchcock for the Holidays.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 20, 2023

“The Castle of Tin Tin” is one of the greatest big paintings that’s been in all the retrospectives.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2023




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