1
as in rebuilt
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.
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
2
as in re-created
to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of reconstructed
Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Thus far, this vision has been explored via joy-making runway shows, the most recent of which played out in the Dojo de Paris, staged against the backdrop of a reconstructed NYC intersection smattered with crosswalk stripes and furniture.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Once your film already has the demonstrable artifice of re-enactments, why bother with the faux authenticity of reconstructed narration?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Her reconstructed face was then compared with three other Australopithecus specimens, including one from South Africa and two from Ethiopia, as well as modern great apes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
The museum’s collection includes a reconstructed 16th-century gold tearoom and a bas-relief bronze by Antoine Bourdelle originally made for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
Archival Mugler was paired with reconstructed relaxed denim.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Based on reconstructed transcripts of Gein’s November 1957 confessions, the two-part film brings the interrogation to life using generative AI alongside a performance from an actor portraying the detective who led the case.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
The same concert, reconstructed differently at each point across the city.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
It was reconstructed after a collapse in 1921.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The monument was reconstructed by Baltimore artist Tilman Hemsley and his son, Will Hemsley, who used the reassembled pieces of the original statue, retrieved from the city’s Inner Harbor, where the activists had dumped it.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Mar. 2026
It was reconstructed following a collapse in 1921.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Ramps and frontage roads between Sylvania Avenue and Riverside Drive will also be reconstructed.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
It was reconstructed following a collapse in 1921.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Using computer simulations, the researchers reconstructed the planet’s life story.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The special begins with Cyrus walking onto the reconstructed Hannah Montana set and getting emotional.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Thus far, this vision has been explored via joy-making runway shows, the most recent of which played out in the Dojo de Paris, staged against the backdrop of a reconstructed NYC intersection smattered with crosswalk stripes and furniture.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Once your film already has the demonstrable artifice of re-enactments, why bother with the faux authenticity of reconstructed narration?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Her reconstructed face was then compared with three other Australopithecus specimens, including one from South Africa and two from Ethiopia, as well as modern great apes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
The museum’s collection includes a reconstructed 16th-century gold tearoom and a bas-relief bronze by Antoine Bourdelle originally made for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
Archival Mugler was paired with reconstructed relaxed denim.
—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Based on reconstructed transcripts of Gein’s November 1957 confessions, the two-part film brings the interrogation to life using generative AI alongside a performance from an actor portraying the detective who led the case.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Using footage from police body cameras, helicopter video and real-time crime center footage, Largess reconstructed police actions on June 2.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
The same concert, reconstructed differently at each point across the city.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
It was reconstructed after a collapse in 1921.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The monument was reconstructed by Baltimore artist Tilman Hemsley and his son, Will Hemsley, who used the reassembled pieces of the original statue, retrieved from the city’s Inner Harbor, where the activists had dumped it.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Mar. 2026
It was reconstructed following a collapse in 1921.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Ramps and frontage roads between Sylvania Avenue and Riverside Drive will also be reconstructed.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
It was reconstructed following a collapse in 1921.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Using computer simulations, the researchers reconstructed the planet’s life story.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructed
Adjective
-
Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
-
To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The chimneys have been rebuilt, insulation improved, and many of the home’s original windows restored, with others replaced where needed.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
-
Wade rebuilt his career with a two-year stint at McNeese that included 50 wins and two trips to March Madness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Like the prisoner from Kafka’s fragment, her characters have re-created themselves in the image of their cell.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
-
For example, costumes had to be recreated using more fire-retardant fabrics, and Beetz’s famous head of hair needed its own precautionary measures.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
This plodding approach is why NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, overhauled the Artemis program in February.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
-
This plodding approach is why NASA’s new administrator Jared Isaacman overhauled the Artemis program in February.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
This pattern repeated itself a few more times.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
-
Because the therapy does not rely on medication, sessions can be repeated as needed without concerns about drug interactions or dosage limits.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
But over the years, the two mended fences.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
The actor and comedian, who was married to Katy Perry, has reinvented himself as a Christian convert who evangelizes about free speech and free thinking in MAGA America.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Now, a small group of RV industry professionals has revived the Prattline name and reinvented the Low Tow design with modern technology.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Called Fustic Estate, the property dates to 1712 but took on its current identity in the 1970s, when Oliver Messel—the Tony Award-winning British set designer turned Caribbean tastemaker—reimagined it.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Not every author is so concerned by how their works are reimagined.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Reconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
