as in to consecrate
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Recent Examples of reconsecrate
Tears and smiles could be seen at Congregation Beth Israel on Thursday as the members prepared to reconsecrate the synagogue after a gunman held Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others hostage almost three months ago.
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Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
Aymond explained that the ensuing ritual would reconsecrate the altar and the church to Christ.
—Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Oct. 2020
Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
Aymond explained that the ensuing ritual would reconsecrate the altar and the church to Christ.
—Sara Pagones | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsecrate
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Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The zenith of the SSPX’s feud with the Vatican followed Lefebvre’s decision in 1988 to illicitly consecrate four bishops without Rome’s approval and in explicit disregard of warnings from then-Pope John Paul II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Smith helped sanctify Bieber’s public rehabilitations, officiated his wedding, and is now godfather to the Biebers’ baby son, Jack Blues.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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These are the kinds of faces O’Rourke foregrounds, similarly centering the quotidian to sanctifying effect.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The coronation merely confirms and sacralizes his inheritance.—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
5 May 2023
Verb
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The team used vacuum or micro-injection techniques The team with LLNL’s Nuclear and Chemical Sciences (NACS) Division, developed the radiochemical techniques to purify target material.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the final step of the process, the paste is thawed and purified into a liquid at a high temperature.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Residents of Northern California might perk up their ears at the inclusion of the Columbia River Gorge, a rugged and waterfall-blessed region in Oregon and Washington that’s within striking range.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And if she's found happiness, God bless.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Yet, these grounds were hallowed to the African American community.—
Chip Colwell,
The Conversation,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a new political environment in which none of the new leaders could claim to be revolutionary founding fathers, Deng’s blessing hallowed Jiang and Hu and helped ensure that each survived the vicissitudes of succession politics.—
Jonathan A. Czin,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This soap never strips the skin of moisture, leaving your face and body perfectly cleansed and your skin barrier stronger than before.—
Olivia Rose Rushing,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, make sure to pay special attention to cleansing your jawline—another common breakout zone if makeup is left behind.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Reconsecrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsecrate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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