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as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
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as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
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or recreates
as in reconstructs
to make (something) exist or appear to exist again
The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.
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Recent Examples of recreates
Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
The facility recreates real-world production lines and living environments and spans two floors.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
Morello recently unveiled his new Arm the Homeless guitar with Fender — which recreates one of the rocker’s most beloved instruments — with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Los Angeles homeless charities Midnight Mission and Covenant House.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, the film recreates the last hours of a little girl caught up in the war in Gaza, using recordings of her actual voice while actors play out the circumstances that conspired to prevent aid workers from getting to her in time.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Kara recreates these scenes with grisly precision.
—Hamilton Cain, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Last Breath recreates a terrifying 2012 incident, in which a deep-sea diver was stranded on the sea floor without oxygen during an attempt to fix a North Sea gas pipeline.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
With Thanksgiving around the corner, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) recreates his childhood memory of his uncle's Hay Place in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot.
—Allison Sadlier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
This sale has quick-build Lego sets, including this pirate ship that comes with multiple figurines and accessories, along with this F1 set that recreates a McLaren Race Car.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Each episode recreates scenes and moments from 1776 on their 250th anniversaries—reframing the Revolution not as a foregone conclusion but as a fragile experiment shaped by those who fought for it.
—Time Pr, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Each episode recreates scenes and moments from 1776 on their 250th anniversaries.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
John Magaro plays him in the film, which also re-creates the moment when West German police stormed the room and pointed guns at his face.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
From vintage polo shirts to retro radio reports, Filho faithfully recreates the era to prove that the bad times did happen.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In the campaign film, shot by Renell Medrano, Karol G recreates iconic moments from the women who inspired generations – from Princess Diana’s effortless style to Jane Fonda’s studio workouts and Cybill Shepherd’s cinematic elegance, the company noted.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Rather than shipping bagels south, the company recreates New York-style water in Florida.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The film recreates the circumstances that surrounded Hind Rajab’s actual killing in January 2024, in which Red Crescent volunteers struggled to send an ambulance to rescue the child, who was trapped under fire in Gaza.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The new movie Marty Supreme recreates this world.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
The facility recreates real-world production lines and living environments and spans two floors.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
Morello recently unveiled his new Arm the Homeless guitar with Fender — which recreates one of the rocker’s most beloved instruments — with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Los Angeles homeless charities Midnight Mission and Covenant House.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, the film recreates the last hours of a little girl caught up in the war in Gaza, using recordings of her actual voice while actors play out the circumstances that conspired to prevent aid workers from getting to her in time.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
Kara recreates these scenes with grisly precision.
—Hamilton Cain, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Last Breath recreates a terrifying 2012 incident, in which a deep-sea diver was stranded on the sea floor without oxygen during an attempt to fix a North Sea gas pipeline.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
With Thanksgiving around the corner, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) recreates his childhood memory of his uncle's Hay Place in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot.
—Allison Sadlier, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
This sale has quick-build Lego sets, including this pirate ship that comes with multiple figurines and accessories, along with this F1 set that recreates a McLaren Race Car.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Each collision recreates conditions not seen since microseconds after the Big Bang—a testbed for theories about how matter itself is built.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Each episode recreates scenes and moments from 1776 on their 250th anniversaries—reframing the Revolution not as a foregone conclusion but as a fragile experiment shaped by those who fought for it.
—Time Pr, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Each episode recreates scenes and moments from 1776 on their 250th anniversaries.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
John Magaro plays him in the film, which also re-creates the moment when West German police stormed the room and pointed guns at his face.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
From vintage polo shirts to retro radio reports, Filho faithfully recreates the era to prove that the bad times did happen.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In the campaign film, shot by Renell Medrano, Karol G recreates iconic moments from the women who inspired generations – from Princess Diana’s effortless style to Jane Fonda’s studio workouts and Cybill Shepherd’s cinematic elegance, the company noted.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Rather than shipping bagels south, the company recreates New York-style water in Florida.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The film recreates the circumstances that surrounded Hind Rajab’s actual killing in January 2024, in which Red Crescent volunteers struggled to send an ambulance to rescue the child, who was trapped under fire in Gaza.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
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