reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction The inaugural meeting aims to raise funds for Gaza’s reconstruction and convene international leaders from the 27 countries that signed the charter. Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 14 Feb. 2026 Indonesia -- the world's most populous Muslim-majority country -- said Tuesday that its military had begun training personnel to serve in Gaza, specifically for reconstruction and humanitarian response. Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026 However, Netanyahu continues to stress the need for Hamas to disarm before any reconstruction begins in Gaza. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 Any serious reconstruction plan would have to begin by providing for the urgent needs of more than 2 million Palestinians, which include housing, food, and potable water, as well as basic health and education services. Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
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Noun
  • The revision comes from analyzing how radio signals sent by Juno bend and distort as the spacecraft passes behind Jupiter from Earth’s point of view.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The case prompted Davis to order revisions to the department’s policies on cooperation with ICE.
    Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The team evaluated both cell types using an I-V tester, wafer metrology system, transmission electron microscopy, and simulation software.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That milestone makes Bolt the fastest running humanoid robot of its size ever demonstrated outside computer simulations.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The show featured around 150 local home improvement companies specializing in remodeling, exteriors, windows and doors, electrical and backyards.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Capital Area Dental Foundation helped recipients get dental care, Firehouse Animal Health Centers donated pet care, University Federal Credit Union provided financial planning services and CG&S Design-Build is leading the remodeling effort of one home.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That rapid re-creation made the campaign harder to fully shut down.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Fennell has said that her version is intended not as a faithful re-creation but a reimagining, a good starting point for any adaptation.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The ice sheet that once covered the site never preserved remnants of the Last Glacial Period, indicating a complete retreat and reformation during past warmth.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, the parts tracking the rise, demise, and reformation of the influential alternate-rock band are the least interesting aspect of Pavements, because Perry (per the demands of the film’s structure) plays them straight.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • These bags, though miniature in size, are only one piece of a massive trend.
    Amanda Wallace, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Foo Fighters have released a whole batch of new music on their website — in miniature.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Yet as public-sector budgets come under fiscal pressure the world over, festivals in any place of the world are seeking an industrial reconversion from one-off events to year-round hubs enrolling their brands – and Clermont Ferrand’s is very large – to amplify their value.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • But those comparisons only come to mind during the film because Besson leaves so much interpretive space between the source material and his loose reworking.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Some of Doppelgänger’s best songs synthesize years of working and reworking, stagnancy and revival, in just a few minutes.
    Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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