1
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
And in order to guarantee the integrity of the jet, it must be reconstructed with the proper tools and systems needed in order for President Trump to use it for travel.
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A Martínez, NPR, 14 May 2025
Images from cameras and telescopes, on the contrary, tend to do a good job reconstructing the trajectories of objects entering at shallow angles that streak across the sky like stunning shooting stars.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 12 May 2025
For example, projects such as LO-CAMS (Lowell Observatory’s Cameras for All-sky Meteor Surveillance) — which Moskovitz leads — utilize networks of cameras to help researchers reconstruct the 3D paths that meteors take through the sky.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
According to Renner, as part of his recovery, doctors had to reconstruct his chest and one of his legs using titanium.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
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A Martínez, NPR, 14 May 2025
Images from cameras and telescopes, on the contrary, tend to do a good job reconstructing the trajectories of objects entering at shallow angles that streak across the sky like stunning shooting stars.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 12 May 2025
For example, projects such as LO-CAMS (Lowell Observatory’s Cameras for All-sky Meteor Surveillance) — which Moskovitz leads — utilize networks of cameras to help researchers reconstruct the 3D paths that meteors take through the sky.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
According to Renner, as part of his recovery, doctors had to reconstruct his chest and one of his legs using titanium.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruct
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Less than a week after the explosion destroyed his fertility clinic, Dr. Maher Abdallah vows to rebuild.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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From Iraq to Rwanda, domestic tax codes have been leveraged to jump start rebuilding.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Emerging platforms are now helping standardise commercial and financial data, enabling firms to shift from retrospective reporting to predictive forecasting, without the need to overhaul entire tech stacks.—
Angelica Krystle Donati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Constellation Energy Constellation Energy , the largest nuclear operator in the U.S. , is a clear beneficiary of the government’s support of nuclear power after President Donald Trump last week signed executive orders to overhaul the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Kudla said.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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The pair then re-created the famous photo, because QVC+ didn’t want to shell out for the Getty image.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Kehlmann has re-created the filmmaking career of G. W. Pabst, the brilliant Austrian director who, in the early Nazi period, made it out of Europe to America.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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The program has rescued and rehabilitated 24 seals in 2025 alone, according to the aquarium.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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Nor were they educated or important enough to be rehabilitated into the West German government — like the former Nazis who, by 1957, made up some 76 percent of the senior officials in the Justice Ministry of the Federal Republic.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Every fifth company in the world is reinventing their products, processes, and business model every 12 months or faster, which means the shelf life of an idea, decision, or product is getting very, very short.—
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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For more than 40 years, Sandals has been reinventing the Caribbean vacation, from new dining spots with local, farm-to-table food to stylish new suites and activities like pickleball and yoga.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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Claims from staffers included being penalized for taking medical leave, repeated racial microaggressions and fear of retribution for raising complaints about working conditions.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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And when the engines don’t work, they’re brought back to HRC and the engineering process is repeated in reverse in search of flaws.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Companies are already reimagining workflows by replacing human contributions with software.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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And the good news is, these dishes, which many might have seen as one-note, have been reimagined, using different (but not necessarily more difficult) cooking techniques and better ingredients.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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