reconstructing

present participle of reconstruct
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Recent Examples of reconstructing Gabbriellini’s film frames the events from a tender and poetic perspective rather than reconstructing the crime, to shift the focus to its origins, exploring the human, cultural and emotional dynamics behind it. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Identifying a child, reconstructing documents and arranging a safe return can take months. Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 Instead of stopping there, the model reportedly built its own computer vision pipeline to extract geometry from the image’s raw pixels before reconstructing the part. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026 Hugging Face said its security team and AI agents detected and stopped the intrusion, then began containing the breach and reconstructing what happened. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 In a similar vein, Forensic Architecture applies 3-D modeling and surveillance tools in reconstructing the assassination of Pavlos Fyssas, an anti-fascist rapper murdered by the Greek far-right Golden Dawn organization in 2013. Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 The comprehensive renovation included reconstructing all greens and tees, reshaping fairways, modernizing bunkers, and upgrading irrigation systems. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The study recommends reconstructing those interchanges, potentially by adding lanes to improve how vehicles enter and exit the highway. Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields. Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructing
Verb
  • The White House did not provide additional comments on Sunday, when asked specifically about Israel’s assessment that Hamas remains committed to rebuilding its military.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • While the Raiders are still a rebuilding team and have other questions to answer, being elite against the run would ensure every game is competitive.
    Sam Warren, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Officials urge visitors to avoid entering the river and to use caution while recreating near the water.
    Denis Akbari, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Director Josh Greenbaum revealed during the panel that recreating Lord Dark Helmet’s signature look required plenty of attention to detail — right down to Moranis’ eyewear.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Over the six-quarter transition, UPS navigated multiple wars, tariff changes, and other external disruptions while simultaneously overhauling its network.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • In 2025, the airport authority ​approved a master capital plan to spend at least $7 billion overhauling ​Dulles in coming ⁠years.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Fixing this doesn’t require reinventing how Florida runs elections.
    Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The idea of artists reinventing themselves every few years, in art and in life, is, of course, not new.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Taiwan and its willing partners should also conduct exercises that specifically focus on preparing the island’s ports to operate under crisis conditions and to practice mitigating and repairing damage.
    Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Given the cost and downtime of repairing the grounds year after year, some had hoped the festival would help pay for wastewater and flood management in and around upper and lower Hutchinson Field, where most big event action takes place.
    Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Dodgers held onto their hope of repeating as World Series champions last year by one foot.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • These porous lattice designs consist of repeating three-dimensional networks that provide an ideal balance of stiffness, flexibility, and energy absorption.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Swavely said in an interview that the play attempts to present Helen’s perspective in the story, reimagining her as a mail-order bride and giving her a voice and agency in her own fate.
    Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Year after year, the Global Women’s Summit has brought together women who are shaking up the status quo and reimagining the future.
    Washington Post staff, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Police are reviewing surveillance video in an effort to identify the shooter.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, these applications often land as inauthentic and induce eye-rolling from those reviewing them.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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