as in to reconstruct
to put into good shape again after having been destroyed or damaged
It took a long time to rebuild the ruined house after the hurricane.
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Recent Examples of rebuild
Exploiting natural resource wealth to rebuild the country is not a terrible idea.
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The woman didn’t know what to do with her kids, how to rebuild or where to turn.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
This is no way to begin rebuilding the confidence of working-class voters.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The unusual trade seemed to indicate the rebuilding Nets didn’t expect to be particularly competitive this season and envisioned themselves picking toward the top of the 2025 draft, where Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is the coveted prize.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The woman didn’t know what to do with her kids, how to rebuild or where to turn.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
This is no way to begin rebuilding the confidence of working-class voters.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The unusual trade seemed to indicate the rebuilding Nets didn’t expect to be particularly competitive this season and envisioned themselves picking toward the top of the 2025 draft, where Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is the coveted prize.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuild
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The Arab League is holding a summit in Egypt on Tuesday to strategize a proposal to counter President Donald Trump's proposal to forcibly expel Palestinians from their land in Gaza and reconstruct the strip -- a proposal that experts and U.S. allies have said violates international law.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Even with all of this uncertainty, AI offers hope — a new blueprint and an opportunity to reimagine and reconstruct the very foundations of content creation.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ma was a most prominent victim of Beijing’s tech crackdown from several years ago, and his attendance at the recent summit marked a clear signal that China’s most famous entrepreneur had been rehabilitated after four years in the political wilderness.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Smith's doctor said the cannibal killer has been rehabilitated and is taking medications to help with psychosis and voices in his head, the outlet reported.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The safest way to restore shine without damage is to use high-quality wood polish, according to Shimek.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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That includes restoring staffing at embassies, which in recent years were hit hard by mutual expulsions of large numbers of diplomats, closures of offices and other restrictions.—
JILL LAWLESS AND AAMER MADHANI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Rebuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuild. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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