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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 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
Improvements will include a new eastbound 91 lane between the 55 and 57 freeways and reconstructed bridges — eliminating merging in a couple of spots.
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Nearly five months after a firestorm laid waste to a wide swath of Pacific Palisades, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that the global infrastructure firm AECOM will help develop a master plan for rebuilding the area, as well as a plan for reconstructing utilities and other infrastructure.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Using machine learning, seismic data, and crustal movement measurements from thousands of kilometers away, the team reconstructed the waves' characteristics even during time gaps in satellite coverage.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2025
Corzo spent the next twenty-five years trying to reconstruct the month during which he and his father, Juan Corzo, Jr., were held for ransom.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Nearly five months after a firestorm laid waste to a wide swath of Pacific Palisades, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that the global infrastructure firm AECOM will help develop a master plan for rebuilding the area, as well as a plan for reconstructing utilities and other infrastructure.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Using machine learning, seismic data, and crustal movement measurements from thousands of kilometers away, the team reconstructed the waves' characteristics even during time gaps in satellite coverage.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2025
Corzo spent the next twenty-five years trying to reconstruct the month during which he and his father, Juan Corzo, Jr., were held for ransom.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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Opened in 1911 to replace a predecessor that burned down in 1909, it was rebuilt with a water tank as storage for future firefighting efforts, Shingle said.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The original hotel, built in 1893, was located on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, and in 1931 was rebuilt on a city block that stretches between Park and Lexington Avenues, and 49th and 50th Streets.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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Florida’s Boca Raton Resort just overhauled its beach club, sinking millions into the makeover.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
5 July 2025
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Last summer, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority overhauled listing rules in a bid to simplify the process of floating shares on the U.K. market.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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The touring show re-creates the dazzling lighting, opulent costumes, big-cast song-and-dance numbers and iconic scenic elements of the original show and the tour has a strong triple-threat cast.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Cuomo is now attempting to re-create Adams’s formula.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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For the past 20 years, conservationists in Spain worked to rehabilitate their European beaver populations and eventually noticed beavers living closer and closer to the border with Portugal, the organization said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Carl Lopp, repeatedly since taking ownership of the property in 1988, promised to rehabilitate the facility with little to show for, one Unified Government commissioner told The Star.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
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Abercrombie Linen-blend Skimming Shell Top Abercrombie is reinventing classic linen styles with unique silhouettes, like this open-back design.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2025
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Since becoming president and CEO of VF Corp. in August 2023, Bracken Darrell has been busy reinventing the group, cutting costs, resetting the operating structure and changing leadership at the company’s brands The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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This repeating cycle of remorse, hope and abuse can become a barrier that prevents a person from leaving the relationship, according to Bearat.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Seagate's stock has experienced such severe declines previously, and based on its current valuation, history might repeat itself.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The interiors of the longtime restaurant were completely reimagined by Workind Studio, featuring a main dining area with cherry and walnut wood finishes and upholstered booths, set around a central bar.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Bronze, often used to convey heroism and stability, is in Mutu’s hands reimagined as porous and ancestral—a medium that can hold memory rather than impose legacy.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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