as in to reconstruct
to put into good shape again after having been destroyed or damaged
It took a long time to rebuild the ruined house after the hurricane.
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Recent Examples of rebuild
Additionally, comedy is not a priority as Paramount+’s original slate is being rebuilt under the new leadership.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
But President James Madison rehired Hoban to rebuild under the original design.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Truman and his family moved to Blair House across the street for over three years while contractors gutted the interior and rebuilt the structure with concrete and steel.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Bon Jovi found a surgeon who performed a medialization thyroplasty surgery, a cutting-edge procedure in which an implant was placed on the outside of his vocal cord to rebuild the weakened cord.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
But President James Madison rehired Hoban to rebuild under the original design.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Truman and his family moved to Blair House across the street for over three years while contractors gutted the interior and rebuilt the structure with concrete and steel.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Bon Jovi found a surgeon who performed a medialization thyroplasty surgery, a cutting-edge procedure in which an implant was placed on the outside of his vocal cord to rebuild the weakened cord.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Louisville officials want to reconstruct parts of both roads.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The robot accurately reconstructed the folds’ geometry, replicating real tissue defects caused by lesion removal or partial reconstruction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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For many people in the country, and certainly critics of the royal family, these moves might not be enough to rehabilitate the monarchy’s tarnished reputation.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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With its sadistic violence, taboo sexuality, and grim depiction of postwar London, Peeping Tom was a flop that essentially ended the illustrious career of director Michael Powell, falling into obscurity until Martin Scorsese rescued it and rehabilitated its reputation with a 1979 rerelease.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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About 1,500 employees in the state Department of Human Services' Division of County Operations will be furloughed Friday unless federal funding is restored, according to the agency's website.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill’s campaign had focused on restoring trust in government, fixing New Jersey’s troubled infrastructure, and lowering costs for middle-class families.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Rebuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuild. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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