as in reconstructs
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 rebuilds
This approach rebuilds human connection in environments often dominated by data and automation.
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Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s anchored in the long consequences of the trauma and how a person rebuilds their life — and their faith in humanity — by taking risks.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s anchored in the long consequences of the trauma and how a person rebuilds their life — and their faith in humanity — by taking risks.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilds
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As for Cohen’s next novel, Beautiful Losers, which was set in an apartment in Montreal as a bereaved and lust‑tormented narrator reconstructs his relations with the dead, there was a sharp divide of opinion internally at Viking.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Using almost exclusively English-language sources plus interviews (including with Empress Farah, who is still living), Anderson reconstructs the bumblings that upended Iran.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, his most significant impact came in his community outreach work with OMNI New York, which acquires, builds, and rehabilitates affordable housing in the New York metropolitan area.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The agreement, set for five years, includes better wages and restores a signing bonus, according to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mayor’s revised budget partially restores funding for some programs but still faces criticism for not fully addressing community needs.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Rebuilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilds. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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