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as in to rebuild
to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed
After the fire they had to completely reconstruct the building from the ground up.
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as in to recreate
to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened
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Recent Examples of reconstruct
The emergence of a new generation of pragmatic consumers is not merely changing the retail ecosystem but is reconstructing the DNA of market interactions.
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Thai Son Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The quality of the tracks should make such calculations easier and help reconstruct the world in which these dinosaurs roamed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
All in all, the team was able to reconstruct the reaction pathways and gain critical insights into the step-by-step processes leading to oxygen formation from these two starting materials.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
For the latest study, the researchers reconstructed a complete set of the SiS board game in order to analyze the board and each piece thoroughly.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Thai Son Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The quality of the tracks should make such calculations easier and help reconstruct the world in which these dinosaurs roamed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
All in all, the team was able to reconstruct the reaction pathways and gain critical insights into the step-by-step processes leading to oxygen formation from these two starting materials.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
For the latest study, the researchers reconstructed a complete set of the SiS board game in order to analyze the board and each piece thoroughly.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruct
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In the aftermath of Woolsey, there was a period of mourning, rebuilding, and for some, an awakening.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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For leaders and marketers, this effect translates to rebuilding after setbacks, restoring trust and reigniting momentum.—
Jimi Gibson,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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As part of his plan, Niccol has also overhauled Starbucks’ service standards, including expanding free refills on hot and iced brewed coffee and tea to all customers.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
29 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: The Trump administration wants to overhaul and shrink the federal government, which employs tens of thousands in the Keystone State.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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Yet all of this fancy technology is often tuned toward the purpose of re-creating the past.—
Yussef Cole,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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That expansion is clearest in the film’s ending, which re-creates but also reframes Ellen’s fatal sacrifice.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Instead, county records show, one of the existing tanks was rehabilitated.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Word has it that the Cold War bunker there called Detachment Hotel is being rehabilitated, having been built originally for those times when JFK was at the Kennedy family Palm Beach compound known as the Winter White House.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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This isn’t the only time the 6-foot-7 sophomore guard has had to reinvent himself at halftime.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Schiaparelli has since reinvented the lobster dress, with creative directors Bertrand Guyon and Daniel Roseberry incorporating the luxe shellfish into their spring 2017 couture and spring 2024 ready-to-wear collections, respectively.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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That rhythm begins with hunger, followed by eating until satiation, fully digesting the meal, and then repeating the cycle starting with hunger.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Importantly, the exact pattern of floor movements – including their amplitude and speed – can be repeated for each assessment session.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2025
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The company was founded on the premise of reinventing the rent-to-own model, but can something like this really be reimagined?—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In a fresh take on Shakespeare’s classic, the three witches are reimagined as hackers, with players navigating surveillance cameras and cyber-infiltration.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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