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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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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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or recreating
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
Kia D. Goosby, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
Fuqua even shot an entire action sequence recreating the infamous 1993 raid on Neverland Ranch, which culminated in police officers strip-searching Jackson and examining his genitals to compare them with Chandler’s description.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Join me in recreating Holmes’ easy, polished spring ‘fit with similar midi skirts on Amazon, starting at just $14.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Rather than recreating the Eames House, the new Pavilion System distills its essential elements—the grid, the interplay of structure, and the infill—into something that can be built, adapted and deployed across different environments.
—Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
Shepherd herself dressed up as Steve Urkel for the special episode, interviewing Payton and VelJohnson on a set recreating the Winslow's living room.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2023, she was named a Fulbright Scholar, which enabled her to spend a year in Korea, sleeping, eating, recreating, working and, along the way, turning her abstract memories of living there into something more concrete and direct (and sometimes overwhelming).
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the series premiere, Pidgeon spoke with THR about recreating her favorite looks of the former Calvin Klein publicist.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Goldhaber and Mazzei aren’t interested in recreating that experience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The production spent three months shooting at altitudes of between 3,000 to 3,500 meters (9,800 to 11,400 ft) close to sites of the real-life events in Italy’s Aosta Valley, with the production also recreating the pillar in three parts in a studio.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, Swift was painstakingly recreating four of her earlier albums to own them outright.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Vanity Fair spoke with the costume designer for the movie, Marci Rodgers, who had the heavy task of recreating Jackson’s world through fashion.
—Kia D. Goosby, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
In this spooky play, five high school theater students are putting on an educational show about the dangers of drinking and driving by re-creating a deadly car crash.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Fuqua even shot an entire action sequence recreating the infamous 1993 raid on Neverland Ranch, which culminated in police officers strip-searching Jackson and examining his genitals to compare them with Chandler’s description.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Join me in recreating Holmes’ easy, polished spring ‘fit with similar midi skirts on Amazon, starting at just $14.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Dacre Montgomery plays Arthur, a serial killer who is re-creating scenes from the original Faces of Death, but now with real murder.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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Vanity Fair spoke with the costume designer for the movie, Marci Rodgers, who had the heavy task of recreating Jackson’s world through fashion.
—Kia D. Goosby, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
Fuqua even shot an entire action sequence recreating the infamous 1993 raid on Neverland Ranch, which culminated in police officers strip-searching Jackson and examining his genitals to compare them with Chandler’s description.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Join me in recreating Holmes’ easy, polished spring ‘fit with similar midi skirts on Amazon, starting at just $14.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Rather than recreating the Eames House, the new Pavilion System distills its essential elements—the grid, the interplay of structure, and the infill—into something that can be built, adapted and deployed across different environments.
—Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
Shepherd herself dressed up as Steve Urkel for the special episode, interviewing Payton and VelJohnson on a set recreating the Winslow's living room.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2023, she was named a Fulbright Scholar, which enabled her to spend a year in Korea, sleeping, eating, recreating, working and, along the way, turning her abstract memories of living there into something more concrete and direct (and sometimes overwhelming).
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the series premiere, Pidgeon spoke with THR about recreating her favorite looks of the former Calvin Klein publicist.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Goldhaber and Mazzei aren’t interested in recreating that experience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
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Students are recreating history — literally — as the country prepares to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The production spent three months shooting at altitudes of between 3,000 to 3,500 meters (9,800 to 11,400 ft) close to sites of the real-life events in Italy’s Aosta Valley, with the production also recreating the pillar in three parts in a studio.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, Swift was painstakingly recreating four of her earlier albums to own them outright.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Vanity Fair spoke with the costume designer for the movie, Marci Rodgers, who had the heavy task of recreating Jackson’s world through fashion.
—Kia D. Goosby, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
In this spooky play, five high school theater students are putting on an educational show about the dangers of drinking and driving by re-creating a deadly car crash.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Fuqua even shot an entire action sequence recreating the infamous 1993 raid on Neverland Ranch, which culminated in police officers strip-searching Jackson and examining his genitals to compare them with Chandler’s description.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Join me in recreating Holmes’ easy, polished spring ‘fit with similar midi skirts on Amazon, starting at just $14.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Dacre Montgomery plays Arthur, a serial killer who is re-creating scenes from the original Faces of Death, but now with real murder.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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