recreating 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of recreate
1
as in restoring
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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2
as in playing
to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

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re-creating

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verb (2)

variants or recreating
present participle of re-create
as in reconstructing
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 recreating
Verb
The pair were recreating a photo of McLain and her mother when McLain was a baby. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 The roommates count down together before sharing one last group hug outside the OG house, recreating the kind of emotional farewell that closed out the original Jersey Shore. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 There are signs, however, that the fallcation is recreating some of same problems travelers are trying to avoid in the summer. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Carrozzini did not shoot a single frame of his protagonist, instead recreating Rosso at different stages of his life using AI. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 Marie Claire describes the trend as deliberately recreating dark circles and other signs of tiredness that makeup has traditionally been used to hide. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 The new video has nearly two million views and also dovetails with a recent TikTok trend of people recreating the original. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 Bardy and his team engineered neurons from skin cells donated from children diagnosed with the syndrome, recreating the accumulation of heparan sulfate, as well as the resulting inflammation and cell death. — Mike McRae 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 But recreating an era, as the movie does reasonably well, is not the same thing as expressing real affection for it. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
The pair were recreating a photo of McLain and her mother when McLain was a baby. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 The roommates count down together before sharing one last group hug outside the OG house, recreating the kind of emotional farewell that closed out the original Jersey Shore. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 There are signs, however, that the fallcation is recreating some of same problems travelers are trying to avoid in the summer. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Carrozzini did not shoot a single frame of his protagonist, instead recreating Rosso at different stages of his life using AI. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 Marie Claire describes the trend as deliberately recreating dark circles and other signs of tiredness that makeup has traditionally been used to hide. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 The new video has nearly two million views and also dovetails with a recent TikTok trend of people recreating the original. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 Bardy and his team engineered neurons from skin cells donated from children diagnosed with the syndrome, recreating the accumulation of heparan sulfate, as well as the resulting inflammation and cell death. — Mike McRae 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 But recreating an era, as the movie does reasonably well, is not the same thing as expressing real affection for it. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreating
  1. restoring
  2. playing
  3. reconstructing
  4. reviving
  5. reviewing
  6. revisiting
Verb
  • Norvell has just four wins against Power 4 teams since the start of the 2024 season, and a win over SMU would go a long way in restoring his reputation.
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Lebanese soldiers deployed there are tasked with preventing armed non-state actors, like Hezbollah, from coming in; confiscating any weapons and remnants of war; and restoring state authority.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of restoring
Verb
  • Rumors have circulated that Stan may be playing Harvey Dent, the district attorney who eventually becomes the villainous Two-Face and was previously portrayed by Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, and Billy Dee Williams.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of playing
Verb
  • Any finance leader who has spent a weekend reconstructing why a number moved understands the difference between those two positions.
    — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reconstructing
Verb
  • In contrast, Swansea counterpart Vitor Matos has been heralded this season for reviving the sort of eye-catching football played in their Premier League days at the start of the previous decade under Brendan Rodgers and then Michael Laudrup.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Standoff Military hostilities in the region intensified in recent days, reviving fears of a return to broader war.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviving
Verb
  • Details can differ from one report to another, so reviewing only one may leave gaps.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The commission, in court documents, maintains ABC’s lawsuit was premature because regulators simply were in the process of reviewing whether ABC has served the public interest in operating its eight television stations.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewing
Verb
  • Roles today should be defined more broadly to enable organizational changes without constantly revisiting granular tasks.
    — Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In the latest sequel-reboot, Electra appears in the opening sequence as a bartender, revisiting the franchise 25 years after her appearance in the original 2000 film.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of revisiting

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“Recreating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreating. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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