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
First designed in 1934 and reconstructed by Louis Vuitton for the first time in 2013, it was conceived as a statement about the right to leisure.
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Caruso pointed to Lahaina, the site of Maui's 2023 wildfire, which had still not been reconstructed.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Eventually, the army retook Paris, and the stately buildings were reconstructed.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Crews will reconstruct the road and replace water mains and storm water sewers.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Caruso pointed to Lahaina, the site of Maui's 2023 wildfire, which had still not been reconstructed.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Eventually, the army retook Paris, and the stately buildings were reconstructed.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Crews will reconstruct the road and replace water mains and storm water sewers.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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Lucas County officials have announced plans to form a task force to examine and rebuild trust in local child welfare systems.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Puerto Rico has struggled with chronic outages since September 2017, when Hurricane Maria pummeled the island as a powerful Category 4 storm, razing a power grid that crews are still struggling to rebuild.—
Danica Coto,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s executive order is the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy battle to overhaul the accrediting industry.—
Collin Binkley and Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Mellon and Duke overhauled their giving goals in accidental lockstep, with many of their changes hitting simultaneously in 2024.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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Exit through the gift shop Souvenirs can remind us of previous trips and help re-create the inspiring feeling of seeing the Great Wall of China or the Eiffel Tower for the first time.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Miller suffered a traumatic brain injury during a mission gone wrong in 2006, and Mendoza aimed to help jog his memory by re-creating their heroic survival story.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Other West Coast marine mammal stranding facilities -- which rescue and rehabilitate marine animals -- have reported seeing the same.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Sharks captain Logan Couture did everything in his power to become a full-time NHL player again, spending countless hours rehabilitating his bothersome groin injury and visiting several specialists on the East and West Coasts to find a solution.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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On a mission to reinvent Denver’s nightlife scene, founder Arend Richard created a space to cater to tokers instead of drinkers, and it’s been a long time coming.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2025
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For the actor, New York felt like the perfect place to reinvent herself.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Soon after, repeat female winner Danielle Marquette of Meridian crossed the finish line.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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If history is sanitized, it can more easily be repeated, the artists said.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Known for reimagining desserts as fine art, Grolet’s eggs have become objets d’art for the social media generation—designed to be photographed, admired, and then, eventually, eaten.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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More than 25 years after Lindsay Lohan’s Hallie and Annie first shook hands at summer camp and swapped lives, the beloved 1998 Nancy Meyers film will be reimagined as a new stage play, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Reconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruct. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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