rebuild
verb
re·build
(ˌ)rē-ˈbild 
rebuilt
(ˌ)rē-ˈbilt
; rebuilding
; rebuilding
1
a
: to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct
rebuild a war-torn city
b
: to restore to a previous state
rebuild inventories
2
: to make extensive changes in : remodel
rebuild society
: to build again
planned to rebuild after the fire
Examples of rebuild in a Sentence
He rebuilt his house after it was destroyed by a fire.
They tried to rebuild after the earthquake.
The new owner plans to rebuild the franchise.
The team is rebuilding after losing most of its top players.
Recent Examples on the Web
Few would argue the rebuilding Sharks were hard to play against.
—
Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is seeking the funds to cover the design, development, and rebuild of the bridge, as well as the costs incurred by the obstruction of the Patapsco River after the collision.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
The second part examined the devastating aftermath of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, the grinding machinery of recovery under FEMA and the state of rebuilding efforts.
—Connor Goodwin, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2024
Tending to Notre-Dame: Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Rebuilding: The bridge, built in the 1970s, will probably take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild, experts said.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
About 60 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the parrot as an endangered species, a legal status that has resulted in a continuous and challenging effort to rebuild a healthy population of birds in the wild that continues today.
—David Schechter, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The international trust would aim to rebuild that structure but without Hamas on top.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
With the case wrapped, Vance is surprised to wake up to Jared in his hospital room, and the two start to rebuild their relationship.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is seeking the funds to cover the design, development, and rebuild of the bridge, as well as the costs incurred by the obstruction of the Patapsco River after the collision.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
The second part examined the devastating aftermath of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, the grinding machinery of recovery under FEMA and the state of rebuilding efforts.
—Connor Goodwin, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2024
Tending to Notre-Dame: Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Rebuilding: The bridge, built in the 1970s, will probably take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild, experts said.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
About 60 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the parrot as an endangered species, a legal status that has resulted in a continuous and challenging effort to rebuild a healthy population of birds in the wild that continues today.
—David Schechter, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The international trust would aim to rebuild that structure but without Hamas on top.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
With the case wrapped, Vance is surprised to wake up to Jared in his hospital room, and the two start to rebuild their relationship.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Rebuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuild. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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rebuild
verb
re·build
(ˈ)rē-ˈbild
rebuilt
-ˈbilt
; rebuilding
; rebuilding
1
: to make important repairs to or changes in
rebuild an old house
2
: to build again
planned to rebuild after the fire
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