1
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 recreate
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
That allowed the team to reconstruct the wreck using photogrammetry to make 3-D models.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
The Joyce’s summer season includes the Paul Taylor Dance Company (June 17-22), reviving an intriguing pair of early works that have been reconstructed using archival video and notes.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
The city spent nearly three years and $26.5 million reconstructing the popular park attraction before passing the baton to Forever Balboa Park to finish the exterior work.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
In 1950, the wall was reconstructed to control erosion and create artificial beaches.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
The Joyce’s summer season includes the Paul Taylor Dance Company (June 17-22), reviving an intriguing pair of early works that have been reconstructed using archival video and notes.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
The city spent nearly three years and $26.5 million reconstructing the popular park attraction before passing the baton to Forever Balboa Park to finish the exterior work.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
In 1950, the wall was reconstructed to control erosion and create artificial beaches.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruct
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Any serious proposals to rebuild and stabilize the African American community must include the Black church at the table.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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His approach was patient and decisive, allow the company as a whole to rebuild trust and achieve significant financial growth.—
David Villa,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Emerging platforms are now helping standardise commercial and financial data, enabling firms to shift from retrospective reporting to predictive forecasting, without the need to overhaul entire tech stacks.—
Angelica Krystle Donati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top advisor to President Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.—
Chris Megerian,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Kehlmann has re-created the filmmaking career of G. W. Pabst, the brilliant Austrian director who, in the early Nazi period, made it out of Europe to America.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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The pair then re-created the famous photo, because QVC+ didn’t want to shell out for the Getty image.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The program has rescued and rehabilitated 24 seals in 2025 alone, according to the aquarium.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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Nor were they educated or important enough to be rehabilitated into the West German government — like the former Nazis who, by 1957, made up some 76 percent of the senior officials in the Justice Ministry of the Federal Republic.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Every fifth company in the world is reinventing their products, processes, and business model every 12 months or faster, which means the shelf life of an idea, decision, or product is getting very, very short.—
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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For more than 40 years, Sandals has been reinventing the Caribbean vacation, from new dining spots with local, farm-to-table food to stylish new suites and activities like pickleball and yoga.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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Claims from staffers included being penalized for taking medical leave, repeated racial microaggressions and fear of retribution for raising complaints about working conditions.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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As recently as this week, Trump allies in Congress have repeated a comment made by Trump during his joint address on March 4.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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Once home to the Outrigger Restaurant and Allamanda Lodge back in the ‘80s, the hotel has been thoughtfully reimagined by local interior designer Carrie Williams.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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That journey now extends to Star of the Seas, a ship that reimagines what family vacationing can look like.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
6 June 2025
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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