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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 rebuilding
Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
And despite some analysts’ warnings of a chaotic aftermath should Maduro be ousted, a flood of foreign and private money could spare the US from having to finance the rebuilding of the Venezuelan government and economy.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team enters the 2025‑26 season in a rebuilding phase under second‑year head coach Doug Gottlieb, looking to bounce back after a challenging campaign.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
But in the west, where Melissa hit hardest, rebuilding will take time.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Our new research sheds light on this issue by linking confidential, contract-level data to real rebuilding outcomes.
—Tony Cookson, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
In an interview with CR Fashion Book, Cyrus told The Last Showgirl star Pamela Anderson that after five years of rebuilding, the house is almost ready for her return.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The Blackhawks star has matched his point total, but in two more games, and continues to be poorly supported by a rebuilding roster for Chicago (2-2-2).
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Linda Ozola, who served as Riga’s deputy mayor for five years until this summer, oversaw the rebuilding of the shelter network, among other civil protection measures.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
In Houston, homeowners in minority communities damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 were the least likely to receive loans and federal grants for rebuilding.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Puerto Rico—denied sovereignty and voting rights in Congress, constrained by an unelected fiscal control board, and still rebuilding from Hurricane Maria—has no power over the defense or foreign policy decisions that shape its fate.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
The bar is still rebuilding to its original state.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Over the next four years, Calvo says his administration will focus on improving efficiency, rebuilding morale within city departments, and making Hialeah a place where both residents and city employees want to stay.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Now, however, she was focused on rebuilding her freelance marketing business.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The Miami Heat were supposed to start some sort of rebuilding process after trading six-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler midway through last season.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Israel acknowledges most attacks, saying they are aimed at preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding its capability.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Money donated to the Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund will help with response, recovery and rebuilding, Beshear said.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
And despite some analysts’ warnings of a chaotic aftermath should Maduro be ousted, a flood of foreign and private money could spare the US from having to finance the rebuilding of the Venezuelan government and economy.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team enters the 2025‑26 season in a rebuilding phase under second‑year head coach Doug Gottlieb, looking to bounce back after a challenging campaign.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
But in the west, where Melissa hit hardest, rebuilding will take time.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Our new research sheds light on this issue by linking confidential, contract-level data to real rebuilding outcomes.
—Tony Cookson, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
In an interview with CR Fashion Book, Cyrus told The Last Showgirl star Pamela Anderson that after five years of rebuilding, the house is almost ready for her return.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The Blackhawks star has matched his point total, but in two more games, and continues to be poorly supported by a rebuilding roster for Chicago (2-2-2).
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Linda Ozola, who served as Riga’s deputy mayor for five years until this summer, oversaw the rebuilding of the shelter network, among other civil protection measures.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Their 3-2 defeat of Burnley on Saturday secured back-to-back Premier League victories at home for the first time this calendar year — a small but significant step in rebuilding the connection between team and supporters.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
In Houston, homeowners in minority communities damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 were the least likely to receive loans and federal grants for rebuilding.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Puerto Rico—denied sovereignty and voting rights in Congress, constrained by an unelected fiscal control board, and still rebuilding from Hurricane Maria—has no power over the defense or foreign policy decisions that shape its fate.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
The bar is still rebuilding to its original state.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Over the next four years, Calvo says his administration will focus on improving efficiency, rebuilding morale within city departments, and making Hialeah a place where both residents and city employees want to stay.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Now, however, she was focused on rebuilding her freelance marketing business.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The Miami Heat were supposed to start some sort of rebuilding process after trading six-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler midway through last season.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Israel acknowledges most attacks, saying they are aimed at preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding its capability.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilding
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The book covers pocket, knee, crotch and belt loop repair techniques, taking in and expanding the waist, hemming, adjusting leg widths, transforming jeans to shorts and skirts, splicing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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China plans to expand Tiangong in the coming years by adding more modules, along with plans to launch a space telescope similar to NASA's Hubble that will orbit nearby and be able to dock for repairs.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Of course, that meant reconstructing all those events from scratch and using young actors.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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As this argument goes, legalization enables leagues to detect suspicious changes in the odds, a potential sign of insider knowledge or fixing.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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One session screened a recent German documentary on match fixing.—
John Affleck,
The Conversation,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Iasiello, a licensed real estate broker, exhaustively and cheerfully documents his work buying, rehabilitating and flipping these homes, providing daily video diaries of the work and line item breakdowns of the entire cost — and profit — associated with some of his projects.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, those on the front lines of rescuing and rehabilitating animals at care centers are concerned that the current furloughs and the possibility of job cuts could result in less support for struggling ocean creatures.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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There is the usual documentary roster of expert voices and also drama reconstruction using real-life actors.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other local, regional, and international providers can move in to bolster a gradual process of reconstruction.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Binder said restoring trust and stability would be his top priority in San Mateo County.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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And so, with Carol intent on restoring what once was, the fate of mankind rests in the hands of someone who doesn’t seem to like people all that much.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Rebuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilding. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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