as in reconstruction
the act, process, or result of changing again
The planning board has laid out a proposal for the reconversion of the converted paper mills.
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Recent Examples of reconversion
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.
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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
Today and for 40 years the ancient quarries have known an artistic reconversion.
—Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 7 May 2021
Black Metropolis appeared as World War II neared its end, with U.S. political leaders fiercely debating the best ways to bring about civilian reconversion and reconstruction.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2020
Erdogan presented the reconversion of Hagia Sophia not simply as an act of piety or the rectification of a historic injustice but as a defense of Turkey’s sovereignty.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
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
Today and for 40 years the ancient quarries have known an artistic reconversion.
—Cécilia Pelloux, Forbes, 7 May 2021
Black Metropolis appeared as World War II neared its end, with U.S. political leaders fiercely debating the best ways to bring about civilian reconversion and reconstruction.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2020
Erdogan presented the reconversion of Hagia Sophia not simply as an act of piety or the rectification of a historic injustice but as a defense of Turkey’s sovereignty.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconversion
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The Netflix star was declared cancer-free in November 2022 and underwent breast reconstruction surgery two years later.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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What remains is not the work of archeological reconstruction.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The new network, set to be implemented in August 2026, comes as the transit agency nears the end of a months-long redesign and community engagement process meant to shape a network compatible with the agency's financial constraints.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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Watches and Wonders also flagged a redesign of the space that will see independent artisan-creators spread between two areas, with 23 exhibitors in the Carré des Horlogers and another 15 in the Mezzanine.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Last of Us Part I, which came out in 2022, was billed as a full technical overhaul of the 2013 PS3 game with new graphical enhancements and facial animations.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of how the military handles allegations of hazing and other types of abuse, insisting that the military had grown too soft and promising to expunge the records of tough leaders with past infractions.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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And as far as music is concerned, reformation doesn’t really come into it so much.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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The process observed involved stages of turbulence generation, rope merging, equilibrium collapse, and reformation.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Aug. 2025
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The structural modification creates a weaker, more optimal interaction with zinc ions compared to the original TEP molecule.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Reconversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconversion. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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