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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
Led by James Tour, PhD, a chemistry and materials science and nanoengineering professor at Rice University, the study aimed to reconstruct Edison’s original light bulb experiments using modern analytical tools.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Mill Street will be reconstructed with trees and permeable pavers to slow runoff.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
Sutter’s Fort Sutter’s Fort has been reconstructed at its original location.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
In the new study, Fernando and his colleagues used data from such seismic sensors to reconstruct the path of an orbital module that detached from China's Shenzhou 17 crew capsule and fell to Earth in April 2024.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Mill Street will be reconstructed with trees and permeable pavers to slow runoff.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
Sutter’s Fort Sutter’s Fort has been reconstructed at its original location.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
In the new study, Fernando and his colleagues used data from such seismic sensors to reconstruct the path of an orbital module that detached from China's Shenzhou 17 crew capsule and fell to Earth in April 2024.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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So much of these online spaces, social media in particular, are created for community; inside of them, the primary medium is storytelling, and often the same stories are repeated or mimicked, recreating the oral storytelling tradition of our ancestors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of the releases is the Rumi and Juni action figure 2-pack, where fans can recreate their final battle outfits.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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PepsiCo has launched a multi‑year partnership with Siemens and Nvidia to overhaul its global manufacturing and supply‑chain operations using AI and digital twin technology.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Analysts say this gridlock makes comprehensive reforms—such as overhauling the tax code, adjusting entitlement programs, or adopting binding budget rules—politically difficult even as the math grows more unforgiving.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Jordan doesn’t need to reinvent its identity—its approach to hospitality is doing that work naturally.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Charles preserved the drive-in’s vintage vehicles and theater, reinventing the rest of the property from the ground up and opening it as Yonder Escalante in 2021.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Efforts like moving and rehabilitating Milwaukee's South Shore beach, which has been considered one of the worst beaches in the country, play a big role in improving access to the water.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins follows a disgraced former football player (Morgan) on a mission to rehabilitate his image.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore recorded a sharp drop in homicides in 2025, continuing a multi-year decline that city prosecutors say is the result of tough on crime policing of repeat violent offenders.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Their language is shorter, more efficient, and more easily repeated.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Produced in collaboration with la Cinémathèque française, the British iteration of the show reimagines and expands on the 2025 Paris presentation with more than 700 objects, including original storyboards, notebooks, photographs, puppets, models, sketches and costumes from his movies.—
Stephanie Sporn,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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The pair also collaborated on the PEACEMINUSONE jewelry collection, which reimagined G-DRAGON's iconic daisy motif.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Through cloud-edge integration, enterprise governance, and AI copilots, Microsoft is redefining productivity much as electrification once redefined industrial output.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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At this exclusive, high-energy event, the world’s most innovative leaders will convene to explore how AI, humanity, and strategy converge to redefine, again, the future of work.—
Patrick E. Hopkins,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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