reedifying

verb

present participle of reedify, British
as in rebuilding

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  1. rebuilding
  2. reconstructing
  3. retrofitting
  4. building
  5. making up
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  • City crews are pumping out water on the streets, rebuilding beach berms and opening tide valves to help mitigate water intrusion.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections.
    — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of rebuilding
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  • Individual fibers can detect curvature along a line, but reconstructing an entire surface presents a greater challenge.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Burke, who was reconstructing fossil gharials for his doctoral project, noted the subtle differences between the unidentified species and the false gharial, and started to work on an up-to-date description in December 2023.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of reconstructing
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  • Making ramps that were accessible with trailers, retrofitting hair and makeup trailers for disabled actors to be able to use.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Building that boundary in from the start is generally easier than retrofitting it after an incident.
    — Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of retrofitting
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  • Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Coniglio collaborated with Bloomingdale’s Carousel in 2025, building a 2,000-square-foot space at the New York flagship and will be on Moda Operandi next month.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of building
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  • Asia-Pacific is still a small share of Mubadala鈥檚 portfolio, making up 13% of its holdings, against 44% for North America.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Grotto of Massabielle is one of the 22 sites making up the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of making up
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