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as in rebuilding
to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed
After the fire they had to completely reconstruct the building from the ground up.
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as in recreating
to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened
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Recent Examples of reconstructing
Police body cam footage recreates the months that led up to the tragic shooting, reconstructing the tale of a woman who frequently complained about the neighborhood's kids and hurled racial slurs at them before claiming the life of one of their mothers.
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The Red and Purple Modernization Project is reconstructing infrastructure along those color train lines.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
After reconstructing the roster over the past four months, with tweaks still ongoing, the Charlotte Hornets are ready for the next chapter.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The National Avenue project involves reconstructing the street from South First to South 39th streets from 2026 through 2028.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene or archaeologists inferring the entire shape of a pot from a minimal number of fragments, scholars of historical linguistics figure out the earlier forms that must have given rise to words in many different languages and connect the dots between them.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
These data points are critical in reconstructing a timeline of events, particularly in cases where physical witnesses or traditional evidence may be limited.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The Red and Purple Modernization Project is reconstructing infrastructure along those color train lines.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
After reconstructing the roster over the past four months, with tweaks still ongoing, the Charlotte Hornets are ready for the next chapter.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The National Avenue project involves reconstructing the street from South First to South 39th streets from 2026 through 2028.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Humans have largely succeeded in digitally reconstructing the Earth in order to ask what the future holds.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene or archaeologists inferring the entire shape of a pot from a minimal number of fragments, scholars of historical linguistics figure out the earlier forms that must have given rise to words in many different languages and connect the dots between them.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
These data points are critical in reconstructing a timeline of events, particularly in cases where physical witnesses or traditional evidence may be limited.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructing
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Israel acknowledges most attacks, saying they are aimed at preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding its capability.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now the country can expect a drop in tourism and faces a daunting rebuilding effort.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hollywood on Sunday night, with Tory Burch recreating the striking green slip via knotted detailing that mirrored the draping of the original dress.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the viral TikTok, Grace and Thames — who were both in costume — stood next to each other while recreating a famous elevator scene from 500 Days of Summer.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The State Building Commission will take up the first steps toward overhauling the state's prisons this week.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Avs pivoted with a massive roster makeover, adding Martin Necas and Jack Drury in the trade from Carolina, then further overhauling the team just before the trade deadline.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fast forward 100 years, and to mark the anniversary of the honeymoon adventure, Mercedes-Maybach PR had the idea of recreating, at least in part, the trans-Alpine adventure.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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By way of introducing Hemsworth's version of the character in the Season 4 premiere, the episode takes a trip down memory lane, recreating iconic moments from the series with the new actor going through the motions that Cavill did in the original episodes.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even then, the employees explained that repairing the engine's synchronization issues wouldn't solve its oil burning issue.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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More than 70% the country is without power and officials warn that repairing critical infrastructure could take weeks, if not longer.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Everything else, like phones, apps, and even search, kept reinventing itself.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Under Schulman, Burberry is reinventing itself, modernizing the brand and building a new era, said Bron.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Variety can help prevent boredom, burnout, and injuries from repeating the same motions over and over.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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For most of modern baseball history, repeating has been pretty much a Yankees thing.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Reconstructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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