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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 re-creating
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
Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields.
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Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Computational algorithms then synchronize the data afterward, reconstructing a single, coherent image.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
The agency, Patel said, is working with local officials to investigate images and videos related to the incident, including by reconstructing the shooting scene.
—Eryn Dion, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
Nearly half the work is done, officials say Neary 100 feet down, crews are reconstructing one of the two tunnels served by Amtrak, the Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Major repairs, like reconstructing a gaping hole, can cost as much as an F257 Sutton—the company’s $113-ish compact wallet.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
That includes knocking out the porch windows, removing most of the kitchen appliances, and reconstructing the furniture pieces.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Of course, that meant reconstructing all those events from scratch and using young actors.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructing
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The Gators are rebuilding under new Coach Jon Sumrall.—
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With the lasting impacts from the Palisades Fire still reverberating through Los Angeles a year later, Mayor Karen Bass reflected upon one of the state's worst natural disasters through an optimistic lens focused on rebuilding.—
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But recreating the exact, crunchy character of the rave music was no mean feat, either.—
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The Indiana Jones attraction is a 30-minute show re-creating scenes and stunts from the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.—
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Four of those children, including Jonah Bevin, were adopted from Ethiopia in 2012, three years before Matt Bevin won the gubernatorial race in Kentucky, running on a platform that included overhauling the state's foster care system.—
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
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The Austrian destination where for years Princess Diana brought her sons to go skiing and King Juan Carlos of Spain whizzed down the slopes with his wife Sofía is reinventing itself.—
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Monahan’s focus on reinventing IP for the YouTube generation is a new demand that is being met head on by Nicole Finnan, the former Peaky Blinders exec who now runs a consultancy, Jaeger Media, and was one of the many who contacted Beason after her RTS Cambridge appearance.—
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Without adequate sleep, your body has trouble repairing tissues, regulating hormones and managing energy balance.—
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Receipts obtained by The Bee showed that most of the cost related to repairing the classroom involved asbestos abatement and testing.—
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Do all your reps on this side before switching sides and repeating.—
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Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.—
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In the 18th century, American founder and businessman Gouverneur Morris advanced the muse struggle by reimagining power in the new nation.—
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Based on Deborah Harkness' All Souls trilogy, A Discovery of Witches unveils a steamy, Romeo and Juliet-style fantasy romance that remains true to its source material while also reimagining elements for the screen.—
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After reviewing Grok's publicly accessible photo feed, Copyleaks identified a conservative rate of roughly one nonconsensual sexualized image per minute, based on images involving real people with no clear indication of consent.—
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This can mean cutting unnecessary expenses, shoring up insurance protections and, perhaps most importantly, reviewing ways to make extra money.—
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“Reconstructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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