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as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement
an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
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or recreate
as in to reconstruct
to make (something) exist or appear to exist again
The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Advertisement What a paradox: This city, and the feds, are now trying with might and main to find housing for its veterans — in effect to re-create a barracks that thousands of veterans had called home.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
His team also re-created a famous picture of Callas sitting in front of her fireplace.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
What to expect: This year's edition of the annual event features four gingerbread displays re-creating the skylines of four cities: London, Sydney, Paris and Agra, India.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Researchers would now be able to quickly re-create the effects of many different atomic lattices in a single device and find out exactly what electrons are capable of.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Advertisement What a paradox: This city, and the feds, are now trying with might and main to find housing for its veterans — in effect to re-create a barracks that thousands of veterans had called home.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
His team also re-created a famous picture of Callas sitting in front of her fireplace.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
What to expect: This year's edition of the annual event features four gingerbread displays re-creating the skylines of four cities: London, Sydney, Paris and Agra, India.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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