RECONSTRUCTION Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

reconstruction

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Definition of reconstruction

as in revision

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as in simulation

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Recent Examples of reconstruction Third, leaders must make reconstruction a core security capability. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The deal is the latest example of Gulf capital being funneled into Syria’s reconstruction, aligned with a broader US effort to keep the country out of Iran’s orbit. — semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Although the World Bank has directed nearly $500 million in grants toward public service projects targeting electricity, water, health, and financial institutions, that will cover less than one percent of the country’s reconstruction needs. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 Shortly before Hegseth’s appearance, NBC News reported that internal Pentagon estimates put the true figure, including military-base reconstruction costs, at somewhere between eighty billion and a hundred billion dollars. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction

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Noun

In many cases, the effort to build faster can invite new delays, higher costs, and revisions.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Labor Department revisions also looked good, adding 55,000 to June and July payrolls.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of revision

Noun

The researchers recommend extensive simulation and flight testing before intelligent software handles more sensitive functions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Why Barra says safety, simulation, customer trust, and close coordination with regulators will determine the pace of GM’s autonomy rollout.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of simulation

Noun

Various outbuildings now house a small screening room, where clips from a documentary on Herriot’s life play, as well as a re-creation of the TV studio and set on which the 1978 television series was filmed.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
The original is a minor Harding work, Bacon said, explaining why judges might not have recognized Allan’s submission as a re-creation.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 June 2026

Definition of re-creation

Noun

But this begs the parallel question of what the current museum architecture arises from and reflects, and why the oceanic and the oligarchic logics of the museum’s reformation now travel together here.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Years after his dad’s reformation, Jonah sits on a bench at the Broncos’ practice facility in Dove Valley, gazing out at the green expanse of his future.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026

Definition of reformation

Noun

This includes pyrotechnics, miniatures, and animatronics to special makeup effects, forced perspective sets and other practical crafts.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Searches are exploding around tactile, beginner-friendly crafts—from crochet and embroidery to miniatures and clay projects, says Sydney Stanback, global trends and insights lead at Pinterest.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of miniature

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Yet the reconversion into a mosque preserved much of the Crusader church, and the majority of the nave and the western portal were still visible in modern times.

— Stephennie Mulder, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
Maenza and Haider met for the first time in person at a reception following an ecumenical prayer service lamenting the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

— Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 19 July 2021

Definition of reconversion

Noun

But it was closely followed by the reveal of a reworking of what is currently known as Journey Into Imagination With Figment at Epcot.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
For arc welding, Path Robotics claims its robots typically achieve between 95 and 100 percent on first-pass yields, meaning the share of parts that pass quality inspection the first time without requiring reworking or resulting in scrap.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

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