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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
Jourdan’s colleagues tracked down and reconstructed the exact make and model of radio used by Earhart and the Itasca vessel, which was waiting for the pilot off the shores of Howland Island.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Oaklawn Avenue Bridge, which was just reconstructed for the I-77 north expansion, may be partially demolished and rebuilt.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The Perfect Neighbor reconstructs the events leading up to and immediately following the shooting, largely via police body camera footage.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Oaklawn Avenue Bridge, which was just reconstructed for the I-77 north expansion, may be partially demolished and rebuilt.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
The Perfect Neighbor reconstructs the events leading up to and immediately following the shooting, largely via police body camera footage.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Stable isotope analyses have revolutionized how paleoecologists reconstruct the diets of many ancient organisms.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruct
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The eventual compromise saw the government move his house, brick-by-brick, and rebuild it in the opposite river bank.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Exterior walls of the tunnel are being rebuilt to fix drainage issues.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Russians understand that such substitutes are not the genuine articles, many have seen efforts to recreate sporting and cultural events as a patriotic effort to rekindle Russia's Soviet-era, which Russian President Vladimir Putin frequently references with nostalgia.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Certainly not Niecy Nash and her wife, Jessica Betts, who recreated Rihanna and Rocky's look for All Hallows' Eve 2022.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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One of Guiducci’s first moves was overhauling the magazine’s Hollywood staff, such as by jettisoning some of the publication’s movie critics.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those close game results can change on a dime, though, and Gonzaga overhauled the perimeter group around that pairing.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The ideal of the Achillean warrior lives on as a touchstone for anyone attempting to understand or reinvent military culture.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In any event, this is your permission to reinvent, reimagine and take up space unapologetically.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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For many people in the country, and certainly critics of the royal family, these moves might not be enough to rehabilitate the monarchy’s tarnished reputation.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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With its sadistic violence, taboo sexuality, and grim depiction of postwar London, Peeping Tom was a flop that essentially ended the illustrious career of director Michael Powell, falling into obscurity until Martin Scorsese rescued it and rehabilitated its reputation with a 1979 rerelease.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The score consists of fifty-three melodic cells in and around the key of C; the performers are directed to move through these cells at their own pace, repeating them at will before moving on to the next.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Looking to repeat, the Gators own the best frontcourt in college basketball thanks to Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu and Micah Handlogten returning.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Burberry is warming up to the holidays in other ways, too, with store windows that take inspiration from the house’s Equestrian Knight reimagined through vignettes that blend heritage with the spirit of the season.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Each dessert reimagines an iconic Martha Stewart recipe, from New York cheesecake to Mile High Lemon Pie.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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The outcome could redefine how future administrations handle safety-net programs during shutdowns—and determine whether millions of low-income families can rely on food assistance when politics bring Washington to a halt.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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These women were redefining what constitutes beauty, femininity and resilience by fearlessly displaying the raw, unfiltered truth of bodies changed by illness and treatment.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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