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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 rebuilt
Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
After Village of Wilmette officials objected to the Chicago Stars women’s soccer team’s proposal to play 15 to 17 games at Northwestern University’s under-construction Ryan Field in Evanston, the Stars announced Wednesday that the team no longer plans to play at the rebuilt stadium.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The membership of the rebuilt Islamic Center of Columbia is smaller but still active.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Chubb’s age and injury history are concerns, but his production after a rebuilt knee was encouraging.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Who will open spring as starters on the rebuilt offensive line?
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
San Diego State was the only other member of the rebuilt nine-team Pac-12 with a reasonable chance to qualify for the at-large field.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
His place in a rebuilt Houston rotation this spring is hardly guaranteed.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
That’s a big change for the cerebral right-hander, who’ll be counted on to return from injuries and provide stability to a rebuilt rotation coming off the worst season in major league history.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Wade rebuilt his career with a two-year stint at McNeese that included 50 wins and two trips to March Madness.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Dresden is a very beautiful city in eastern Germany, now, thankfully, substantially rebuilt.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The team behind it rebuilt Miley Stewart’s living room and rotating closet, with actual outfits from the show that Cyrus had kept in storage.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
But rather than returning to business as usual, Paige rebuilt.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
The area is now fenced off as the sea wall is rebuilt.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
Had action been deferred, Iran’s rapidly increasing ballistic missile would have soon reached the point of immunity — erecting a shield of threatened destruction behind which the mullah’s nuclear program could be rebuilt.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
The taskbar was so bad because Microsoft rebuilt it for Windows 10X, which was originally going to run on dual-screen devices before being reworked into Windows 11 for laptops.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The rebuilt Mountain West won’t have San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State or Utah State, which moved to the Pac-12.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
After Village of Wilmette officials objected to the Chicago Stars women’s soccer team’s proposal to play 15 to 17 games at Northwestern University’s under-construction Ryan Field in Evanston, the Stars announced Wednesday that the team no longer plans to play at the rebuilt stadium.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The membership of the rebuilt Islamic Center of Columbia is smaller but still active.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Chubb’s age and injury history are concerns, but his production after a rebuilt knee was encouraging.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Who will open spring as starters on the rebuilt offensive line?
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
San Diego State was the only other member of the rebuilt nine-team Pac-12 with a reasonable chance to qualify for the at-large field.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
His place in a rebuilt Houston rotation this spring is hardly guaranteed.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2026
That’s a big change for the cerebral right-hander, who’ll be counted on to return from injuries and provide stability to a rebuilt rotation coming off the worst season in major league history.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
The chimneys have been rebuilt, insulation improved, and many of the home’s original windows restored, with others replaced where needed.
—Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Wade rebuilt his career with a two-year stint at McNeese that included 50 wins and two trips to March Madness.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Dresden is a very beautiful city in eastern Germany, now, thankfully, substantially rebuilt.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The team behind it rebuilt Miley Stewart’s living room and rotating closet, with actual outfits from the show that Cyrus had kept in storage.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
But rather than returning to business as usual, Paige rebuilt.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
The area is now fenced off as the sea wall is rebuilt.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
Had action been deferred, Iran’s rapidly increasing ballistic missile would have soon reached the point of immunity — erecting a shield of threatened destruction behind which the mullah’s nuclear program could be rebuilt.
—Chuck Devore, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
The taskbar was so bad because Microsoft rebuilt it for Windows 10X, which was originally going to run on dual-screen devices before being reworked into Windows 11 for laptops.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilt
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Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Using footage from police body cameras, helicopter video and real-time crime center footage, Largess reconstructed police actions on June 2.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The same concert, reconstructed differently at each point across the city.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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The case also drew significant support for clemency, with advocates arguing she had been rehabilitated and no longer posed a threat.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two Prosecutors is based on a novella by Georgy Demidov, a physicist who spent 18 years in Soviet prison camps and was rehabilitated in the late 1950s, only to then have his work seized by the authorities; most of his writings were only published following his death in 1987.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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That implies helium supply won’t be restored anytime soon, pointed out Christopher Ecclestone, principal and mining strategist at Hallgarten & Company.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Transportation Security Administration employees, including airport security screeners, are required to work but will not be paid until after funding is restored.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Rebuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilt. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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