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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 rebuilt
Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Can Dickinson crack a rebuilt blue line?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Russian authorities are also planning to install a new museum inside the rebuilt Mariupol Drama Theater.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
The rebuilt Garden Court, crowned by its magnificent 1909 glass dome and cascade of chandeliers, pulsed with an opulence that surpassed even its legendary predecessor.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Fred Warner's eighth season as the 49ers' marquee linebacker comes with the tough task of rallying a rebuilt defense.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Apple is now exploring Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence to power a rebuilt version of Siri, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the talks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
The rebuilt lodge opened in 1936, following much of the original plan from architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and incorporating the original Kaibab limestone that came from canyon walls near Bright Angel Point.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Students and teachers can expect some changes this year, as Palm Beach County opens a brand new campus in Loxahatchee and reopens a rebuilt school in West Palm Beach.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
It's been closed since, with equipment lost, and its dining room and bar needing to be completely rebuilt.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Disarming Hamas, running Gaza while it is rebuilt, finding a Palestinian leadership the world will accept.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Oregon State and Washington State have rebuilt the conference with Mountain West schools and Texas State, beginning play next year, but the Beavers are no longer in a power conference, losing the prestige and money that comes with that.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
That means the foundation of this team — the trenches, which was supposedly rebuilt this offseason — has a faulty foundation.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Then there’s the rebuilt water tower, which flaunts a gym, a full bath, and a double-height office.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Can Dickinson crack a rebuilt blue line?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Russian authorities are also planning to install a new museum inside the rebuilt Mariupol Drama Theater.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
The rebuilt Garden Court, crowned by its magnificent 1909 glass dome and cascade of chandeliers, pulsed with an opulence that surpassed even its legendary predecessor.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Fred Warner's eighth season as the 49ers' marquee linebacker comes with the tough task of rallying a rebuilt defense.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Apple is now exploring Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence to power a rebuilt version of Siri, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the talks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
The rebuilt lodge opened in 1936, following much of the original plan from architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and incorporating the original Kaibab limestone that came from canyon walls near Bright Angel Point.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Students and teachers can expect some changes this year, as Palm Beach County opens a brand new campus in Loxahatchee and reopens a rebuilt school in West Palm Beach.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Israel and Hamas have clashed repeatedly over the past quarter-century, and parts of Gaza have been rebuilt multiple times.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
It's been closed since, with equipment lost, and its dining room and bar needing to be completely rebuilt.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Disarming Hamas, running Gaza while it is rebuilt, finding a Palestinian leadership the world will accept.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Oregon State and Washington State have rebuilt the conference with Mountain West schools and Texas State, beginning play next year, but the Beavers are no longer in a power conference, losing the prestige and money that comes with that.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
That means the foundation of this team — the trenches, which was supposedly rebuilt this offseason — has a faulty foundation.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilt
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And now, all this time later, human beings have risen to prominence here on planet Earth, having reconstructed our cosmic history more successfully than ever before.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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During a news conference with his doctors, Sanders shared that a portion of his intestine had been surgically reconstructed to function as a bladder.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ingram said the trucks have gone through wear and tear, which may limit their ability to distribute water as water networks and wells are rehabilitated.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The judge stressed that the defendants should be rehabilitated rather than punished for their crime.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kelowna airport officials said the unauthorized messages were removed and flight display systems restored, adding efforts to fully restore the PA system were ongoing.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The latter, restored by the Society for Audiovisual Heritage in collaboration with Cubic Restoration and Argentina Sono Film, the owner of the film, will also be screened at the Lumière Festival as part of its official selection under the Lumière Classics label.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Rebuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilt. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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