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as in restores
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
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as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
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or recreates
as in reconstructs
to make (something) exist or appear to exist again
The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.
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Recent Examples of recreates
Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Instead of a Buffy-like television show, however, this one recreates a fictional slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, a typical homicidal-maniac-versus-horny-teens-in-the-woods series that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
TikTok recreates this dynamic, but replaces network scheduling with algorithmic curation.
—Jessica Maddox, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
This delicate piece features embroidery that recreates hair tentacles, like a macabre bride marrying the natural world to Surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
These two sections meet, in a sense, in Blue Heron’s moving and surprising climax, which recreates a core scene from Romvari’s childhood — or at least seems to, on the surface.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The tool recreates the network's 1980s and 1990s local forecast style using current weather data.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Instead of a Buffy-like television show, however, this one recreates a fictional slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, a typical homicidal-maniac-versus-horny-teens-in-the-woods series that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Their pavilion, created by the Saudi Palestinian artist Dana Awartani, re-creates beautiful floor mosaics from sites in Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, all destroyed over the past 15 years.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
TikTok recreates this dynamic, but replaces network scheduling with algorithmic curation.
—Jessica Maddox, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
This delicate piece features embroidery that recreates hair tentacles, like a macabre bride marrying the natural world to Surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Stormtroopers and other members of the Galactic Empire will be on hand — thanks to volunteers of the Golden Gate Garrison, a Bay Area organization that re-creates the movies’ costumes — to take pictures and hang out with kids of all ages.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Inspired by their own busy lives as producers, parents and performers, the show re-creates three days in their hectic lives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gage’s version recreates the speech in a Southern dialect, which Truth almost certainly never used.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Instead of a Buffy-like television show, however, this one recreates a fictional slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, a typical homicidal-maniac-versus-horny-teens-in-the-woods series that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
TikTok recreates this dynamic, but replaces network scheduling with algorithmic curation.
—Jessica Maddox, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
This delicate piece features embroidery that recreates hair tentacles, like a macabre bride marrying the natural world to Surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
These two sections meet, in a sense, in Blue Heron’s moving and surprising climax, which recreates a core scene from Romvari’s childhood — or at least seems to, on the surface.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The tool recreates the network's 1980s and 1990s local forecast style using current weather data.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Gage’s version recreates the speech in a Southern dialect, which Truth almost certainly never used.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Instead of a Buffy-like television show, however, this one recreates a fictional slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, a typical homicidal-maniac-versus-horny-teens-in-the-woods series that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Their pavilion, created by the Saudi Palestinian artist Dana Awartani, re-creates beautiful floor mosaics from sites in Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, all destroyed over the past 15 years.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
The series recreates ordinary Soviet life from the period with painstaking detail and spares no one and nothing in its criticisms of what led to the disaster and how it was handled.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
TikTok recreates this dynamic, but replaces network scheduling with algorithmic curation.
—Jessica Maddox, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
This delicate piece features embroidery that recreates hair tentacles, like a macabre bride marrying the natural world to Surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Stormtroopers and other members of the Galactic Empire will be on hand — thanks to volunteers of the Golden Gate Garrison, a Bay Area organization that re-creates the movies’ costumes — to take pictures and hang out with kids of all ages.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Inspired by their own busy lives as producers, parents and performers, the show re-creates three days in their hectic lives.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreates
Verb
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Plus, a 15-minute quick charge restores 15 hours of battery!—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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With three types of hyaluronic acid, ectoin, and the brand’s signature thermal spring water, the moisturizer restores hydration, repairs a weak skin barrier, and plumps sagging skin.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Reid plays this so well, but the direction is a little over the top, with drug-trip visuals that are too distracting to follow the dense-as-ever disjointed narration.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Haiti opens its World Cup campaign against Scotland in Boston on June 13, then plays Brazil June 19 in Philadelphia and Morocco June 24 in Atlanta.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2026
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Artifacts dating to the Paleolithic era fill the Domenico Ridola Archeological Museum, while the Museum-Workshop of the Peasant Culture reconstructs a cave house, public wine cellar, and blacksmith, cobbler and cabinetmaker studios.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Through exclusive interviews, archival research, and declassified diplomatic cables, El Capitan y el Brazalete de Esmeraldas reconstructs the events from multiple perspectives.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The L'Oréal Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hair Serum is a thickening, hydrating styling product that revives thin, limp, dry hair almost instantly.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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The effort to establish a West Coast coal export terminal revives a fight that has played out repeatedly in recent years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The Green Griller likely has an herb garden blooming in his yard and entertains in a rugged yet stylish manner with a variety of equipment that imparts a clean, outdoorsy flavor without leaving behind ash.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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But, of course, nobody entertains for a moment the thought that the fund could conceivably reward an actual victim of weaponization.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
Verb
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This column revisits some of Rick’s favorite places over the past two decades.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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Netflix's new documentary revisits Jackson's 2005 trial from the perspective of those involved.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Baptism fits right into that philosophy as a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser that refreshes skin without disrupting the barrier.—
Kieaundria Bellamy,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Rosemary oil invigorates the scalp for healthier, thicker, stronger-looking hair, while menthol delivers a deeply satisfying, icy-cool sensation that instantly refreshes the roots.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
Verb
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But traffic in the key Strait of Hormuz passageway may never return to prewar levels if history repeats itself.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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History repeats itself Netanyahu is driven in large part by Israeli domestic affairs.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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