REEDIFYING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

reedifying

verb

present participle of reedify, British

as in rebuilding

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New ships to support Golden Dome The contract comes as the US government places greater emphasis on rebuilding domestic shipbuilding capacity and strengthening the maritime industrial base.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
The federal money would go toward projects like restoring and rebuilding infrastructure, parks, schools and senior centers, as well as housing and residential support.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

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In a similar vein, Forensic Architecture applies 3-D modeling and surveillance tools in reconstructing the assassination of Pavlos Fyssas, an anti-fascist rapper murdered by the Greek far-right Golden Dawn organization in 2013.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
The comprehensive renovation included reconstructing all greens and tees, reshaping fairways, modernizing bunkers, and upgrading irrigation systems.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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The organizations that haven't figured that out yet are paying for it in client trust, in renewal conversations and in the compounding cost of retrofitting compliance into products that weren't designed to carry it.

— Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Plans involve clearing or retrofitting the 15 soundstages on the 22-acre studio campus.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

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Nasdaq has separately pushed regulators toward near-continuous trading hours, and the NYSE is building dedicated infrastructure meant to support activity around the clock.

— Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The next few years will show whether the space industry really leaves disposable satellites behind and starts building them to be caught and repaired, or simply gets neater about throwing them away, designing them to burn up on the way down.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

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From female directors making up 18-19 percent of film production to more than 30 percent.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
In 2021, Atrium’s presentation to the city and counted said a majority of the units would be for those making up to 50% AMI.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

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