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as in rebuilding
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 recreating
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 reconstructing
Police body cam footage recreates the months that led up to the tragic shooting, reconstructing the tale of a woman who frequently complained about the neighborhood's kids and hurled racial slurs at them before claiming the life of one of their mothers.
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The Red and Purple Modernization Project is reconstructing infrastructure along those color train lines.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
After reconstructing the roster over the past four months, with tweaks still ongoing, the Charlotte Hornets are ready for the next chapter.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The National Avenue project involves reconstructing the street from South First to South 39th streets from 2026 through 2028.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene or archaeologists inferring the entire shape of a pot from a minimal number of fragments, scholars of historical linguistics figure out the earlier forms that must have given rise to words in many different languages and connect the dots between them.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
These data points are critical in reconstructing a timeline of events, particularly in cases where physical witnesses or traditional evidence may be limited.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The Red and Purple Modernization Project is reconstructing infrastructure along those color train lines.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
After reconstructing the roster over the past four months, with tweaks still ongoing, the Charlotte Hornets are ready for the next chapter.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The National Avenue project involves reconstructing the street from South First to South 39th streets from 2026 through 2028.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene or archaeologists inferring the entire shape of a pot from a minimal number of fragments, scholars of historical linguistics figure out the earlier forms that must have given rise to words in many different languages and connect the dots between them.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
These data points are critical in reconstructing a timeline of events, particularly in cases where physical witnesses or traditional evidence may be limited.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructing
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Langlois — a Canadian VFX visionary responsible for the tech that made movies like Jurassic Park possible — and his partner Marchand collaborated not only on Coulibri Ridge, but also rebuilding jetties, a primary school, and coral reefs after the devastating 2017 storm.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the Browns are at a crossroads between rebuilding their future around a young QB and patching an immediate offensive problem.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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But as Sora 2 users began recreating celebrities without consent, OpenAI was forced to act.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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And the public gets some wild movies and TV shows that would otherwise never get made, doing crazy-stupid stuff like recreating Napoleonic-era sea battles off the coast of the Galapagos.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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The e-commerce giant is planning to add about 40 next-generation robotics warehouses by the end of 2027 and has already begun overhauling old fulfillment centers, per the report.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Oklahoma has spent the past few years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride about America’s history, with political leaders and legislators working their way through the conservative agenda for overhauling education.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood on Sunday night, with Tory Burch recreating the striking green slip via knotted detailing that mirrored the draping of the original dress.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the viral TikTok, Grace and Thames — who were both in costume — stood next to each other while recreating a famous elevator scene from 500 Days of Summer.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The new measures, which include replacing and repairing streetlights and modernizing Tryon Street, were announced by the Center City Public Safety Task Force.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a time of religious and cultural polarization, leaders from the Catholic and Jewish communities came together this week to mark an important milestone in the history of the Catholic Church — one that was transformative in repairing Catholic-Jewish relations.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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True inheritance is not just about reinventing the past.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Today’s engineers are reinventing what astronauts wear from the inside out.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pumpkin Chili and Pumpkin Lasagna Roll-Ups turn it into dinner worth repeating.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Ohtani’s preparing for a chance to clinch the team’s second consecutive NL pennant, the precursor of repeating as World Series champions.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Reconstructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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