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as in to rebuild
to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed
After the fire they had to completely reconstruct the building from the ground up.
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as in to re-create
to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened
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Recent Examples of reconstruct
One is Curodont, a liquid that dentists apply to a problem spot that attracts calcium and phosphate from saliva, reconstructing tooth enamel.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Researchers say the tracks help reconstruct the ecosystem that existed in the region more than 100 million years ago and expand China’s already extensive record of dinosaur footprints.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Using 40 years of NASA and European Space Agency satellite imagery, researchers reconstructed gaps left by cloud coverage and infrequent satellite passes by using machine learning to estimate missing snow cover data.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Doctors reconstructed the vertebra in a two-part surgery, and Guy recovered in a hospital in France before being transferred to a medical facility in London.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Researchers say the tracks help reconstruct the ecosystem that existed in the region more than 100 million years ago and expand China’s already extensive record of dinosaur footprints.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Using 40 years of NASA and European Space Agency satellite imagery, researchers reconstructed gaps left by cloud coverage and infrequent satellite passes by using machine learning to estimate missing snow cover data.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Doctors reconstructed the vertebra in a two-part surgery, and Guy recovered in a hospital in France before being transferred to a medical facility in London.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
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Oklahoma State hired Eric Morris from North Texas and Morris brought in over 50 transfers to try and rebuild the Cowboys’ talent base.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2026
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But rebuilding Penn Station also allowed developers to relocate Madison Square Garden from Eighth Avenue and 50th to its present-day spot, between 31st and 33rd and 7th and 8th, and plop it directly above the railway.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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To get the up-close action on the pitch required a painstaking mix of recreating passages of play with actors, complemented by a lot of tech wizardry.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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The goal is to recreate the contact that used to happen organically.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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With the fate of the cultural hub in limbo, here's what to know about the recent order and the administration's attempts to overhaul the venue.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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As Carney spoke in New York, US trade officials were in Mexico City in talks with officials there about overhauling the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade.—
Reuters May 28,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Its recent revival is rooted in the architectural heritage of the buildings, so the aim was to renew and refresh rather than to radically reinvent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Conceived as a metamorphosis of the space, the venue is reinventing itself to offer customers an immersive experience where exceptional floral creations interact with L’Objet’s world of fragrances, as well as its luxury tableware and home decor which sits adjacent.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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In 2025, Ortiz helped secure $500,000 in grant funding to rehabilitate the former MACSA facility.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The construction is part of Caltrans’ $280 million Yolo 80 Pavement Rehabilitation Project, which includes adding bus and carpool lanes, improving pedestrian crossings, upgrading guardrails and barriers, replacing overhead signs, installing fiber-optic cable and rehabilitating ramps.—
Velvet Wu
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Also making history was Sherman Oaks Notre Dame senior JJ Harel, who repeated as boys high jump champion at 7-2.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Today’s new wave of halter tops feels grown-up and refined, reimagined in sleek, streamlined shapes that have become fixtures everywhere from the runway to the red carpet — and across the vacation wardrobes defining Euro-summer style.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
30 May 2026
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The legacy of Catwoman was later reimagined in the 1980s by Frank Miller, who gave Selina a darker background.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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For example, your team might be niche specialists tackling precise pain points, platform builders creating engines for entire ecosystems and/or gamechangers who redefine industries altogether.—
Russell Sarder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Competing narratives now move markets, shape political outcomes, and redefine corporate value in real time.—
Richard Torrenzano,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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