REEDIFYING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

reedifying

verb

present participle of reedify, British

as in rebuilding

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And by the time somebody notices, the company is already rebuilding the human layer, often at higher cost, because the original people have moved on.

— Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Isaac has been tasked with rebuilding his family’s failing church in a rough neighborhood.

— Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of rebuilding

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The post-World War II geopolitical landscape is reconstructing itself faster than the Ginza district, which was devastated in the last film and continues to look like a battlefield.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Anthropic’s biology research team used Claude throughout the investigation, from identifying promising proteins to reconstructing their molecular architecture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

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As part of its wider e-commerce investment, Walmart is in the middle of retrofitting 42 of its regional distribution centers by 2030 with automation overhauls.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
More than 50 sites will get chargers over the next 18 months, the spokesperson said, and the city has been retrofitting existing public stations and adding chargers at libraries and recreation centers.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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How Wednesday’s incident unfolded Hunt said that some people affiliated with Migra Watch, which monitors ICE through NorCal Resist, followed immigration agents to the Moss building earlier Wednesday before Masias’ detainment and hospitalization.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Opponents of Israel’s hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, are trying to oust him by building a new coalition.

— Lauren Frayer, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026

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