reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction The other, studying adults, used the day reconstruction method, in which people answer questions about the previous day. Michael Prinzing, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026 The board is intended to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. Lucy Handley, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026 The peace board was initially aimed at helping end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza as well as overseeing the reconstruction of the Palestine enclave. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026 But the Palestinian territory's reconstruction needs are extensive; its governance arrangements remain unclear; and humanitarian conditions remain severe. Willem Marx, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
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Noun
  • And guidance likely would be folded into the city’s next comprehensive plan, according to Mayor Lauren McLean, though it could be incorporated sooner through a public revision process.
    Mark Dee January 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The board will take up the proposal again in April, when members are expected to review public feedback and make any final revisions to the statewide list.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Training exercises like the flight simulation allow the dogs to better serve the visually impaired who may be in need of a guide dog one day.
    Daily News, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The simulation component runs on Nvidia Isaac Sim hosted on Azure infrastructure.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The remodeling drastically changed the Town Hall’s appearance.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Larger and Rectangular Islands More than half of renovating homeowners (58 percent) reported adding or updating a kitchen island during their remodeling projects.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His split noggin bobs in a direct re-creation of the way the show once depicted Hussein, underlining a link between the two figures.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The ice sheet that once covered the site never preserved remnants of the Last Glacial Period, indicating a complete retreat and reformation during past warmth.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, the parts tracking the rise, demise, and reformation of the influential alternate-rock band are the least interesting aspect of Pavements, because Perry (per the demands of the film’s structure) plays them straight.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But where these scores are alternately jazzy and extraterrestrial, his latest solo album—a follow-up to 2023’s Wendy—is planted firmly here on earth, miniature tableaux of costume dramas and tomato sandwiches rendered in pithy pop couplets.
    Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The Circus Museum features the world’s largest collection of miniatures—more than 42,000 pieces that give guests a peek into the history and early days of The Ringling circus.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Yet as public-sector budgets come under fiscal pressure the world over, festivals in any place of the world are seeking an industrial reconversion from one-off events to year-round hubs enrolling their brands – and Clermont Ferrand’s is very large – to amplify their value.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • Maenza and Haider met for the first time in person at a reception following an ecumenical prayer service lamenting the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 19 July 2021
Noun
  • Some of Doppelgänger’s best songs synthesize years of working and reworking, stagnancy and revival, in just a few minutes.
    Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The coat was a custom reworking of a fall 2023 piece.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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