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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
Water Street is to be reconstructed between East Pleasant Street and East Kilbourn Avenue.
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Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The line features multiple products including a clarifying shampoo and scalp scrub, a reconstructing treatment mask, a hydrating shampoo, a moisturizing deep conditioner and more.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Blumenauer, who said that reconstructing 82nd Avenue has been a personal goal for 35 years, led US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on a tour of the roadway last year.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Put together, this allowed the researchers to reconstruct the interactions between ecosystems—essentially a food web—at the time the dinosaurs began rising to supremacy.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
The line features multiple products including a clarifying shampoo and scalp scrub, a reconstructing treatment mask, a hydrating shampoo, a moisturizing deep conditioner and more.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Blumenauer, who said that reconstructing 82nd Avenue has been a personal goal for 35 years, led US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on a tour of the roadway last year.
—David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Put together, this allowed the researchers to reconstruct the interactions between ecosystems—essentially a food web—at the time the dinosaurs began rising to supremacy.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruct
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But what about having to rebuild a roster on what seems like an annual basis?Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, Oren and Tal purchased a $10 million waterfront home in Miami Beach to teardown and rebuild with their father.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Adding to the challenges of overhauling an entire correctional system are the traumas that happen within prison walls.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Further health-care provisions would overhaul the regulation of pharmacy-benefit managers.The Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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The camerawork re-creates the novel’s playful approach to time, often gliding through Macondo while entire years pass in seconds.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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When Snoop Dogg posted a video of one of the Drake disses that used A.I. to re-create Snoop’s own voice and Tupac’s, Kendrick was, understandably, annoyed.Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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If the opposition can keep its gains, maintain cohesion and rehabilitate its image among Syrians, Assad may be forced into serious concessions in exchange for his survival.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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The current group of owners, which includes actor Ty Burrell, purchased the out-of-shape establishment in 2011, rehabilitating it and transforming it into one of Salt Lake City's most popular destinations for craft cocktails.Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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What is the plot of Suits: L.A.? Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Ted Black (Arrow's Stephen Amell) decides to reinvent himself and move to the sunny West Coast.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The rounded cap, with its short, stiff brim, is a more fashionable take on a beret — and a style that designers like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana continue to reinvent in classic tweed or edgy lace and netting.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Low-latency comms then ensure that the wheels repeat the steering commands with minimum lag.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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After all, just repeating the last story usually makes for a sequel that’s a flop.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV series in the works as 'bold and timely reimagining' Flanagan mentioned his desire to do a Clayface story back in 2021.Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The brand will reimagine the basement of Dover Street Market to evoke the same rustic feel.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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