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to put into good shape again after having been destroyed or damaged
It took a long time to rebuild the ruined house after the hurricane.
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Recent Examples of rebuilding
Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays, though, appear to be in for a rebuilding year.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The guitars are being created in Fender's custom shop and will be auctioned off to support the rebuilding effort.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Which means Christie is expected to be the coach of the Kings heading into the next year of the rebuilding phase.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Rebuilding Altadena Times contributor Sam Lubell wrote a comprehensive piece about the rebuilding of Altadena’s community spaces and parks in the wake of the Eaton fire, a task that has attracted the talent and attention of Disney Imagineers and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The district also considered limitations to remodeling or rebuilding.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
At a surprising 33-16 heading into Wednesday’s clash with Oklahoma City and ahead of schedule in their Victor Wembanyama-centric rebuilding project, the Spurs are more likely to make a move around the margins.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The depiction of female shopkeepers and mothers, punctuated by women like me standing by concrete building blocks, underscores our importance as memory keepers within a society that has often needed rebuilding.
—Lara N. Dotson-Renta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Álvarez said those measures are essential to rebuilding trust.
—Steve Pickett, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The couple also saw reluctance from insurance companies to get involved in rebuilding, with at least one firm denying their claim.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Beginning in the 1980s, successive mayors, Democrats and Republicans, invested first hundreds of millions and then billions of dollars in what became the greatest urban-rebuilding program in American history.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Kimberly talks about rebuilding the group, their upcoming new music, and where her brothers are today on this week’s Nashville Now.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The next day, a neighbor explained that the owners were rebuilding to make the home fully accessible for their son, who was only a few years older than mine.
—Coley Gallagher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
And multiple other missteps followed, including the botched hiring and early departure of a rebuilding czar.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
The president also criticized Moore’s handling of the rebuilding of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge following its collapse last year.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays, though, appear to be in for a rebuilding year.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The guitars are being created in Fender's custom shop and will be auctioned off to support the rebuilding effort.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Which means Christie is expected to be the coach of the Kings heading into the next year of the rebuilding phase.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Rebuilding Altadena Times contributor Sam Lubell wrote a comprehensive piece about the rebuilding of Altadena’s community spaces and parks in the wake of the Eaton fire, a task that has attracted the talent and attention of Disney Imagineers and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The district also considered limitations to remodeling or rebuilding.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
At a surprising 33-16 heading into Wednesday’s clash with Oklahoma City and ahead of schedule in their Victor Wembanyama-centric rebuilding project, the Spurs are more likely to make a move around the margins.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
America must stay strong by defending our economic security, rebuilding our industrial base to reconfigure supply chains away from China, and standing firm with our allies against Chinese aggression.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The depiction of female shopkeepers and mothers, punctuated by women like me standing by concrete building blocks, underscores our importance as memory keepers within a society that has often needed rebuilding.
—Lara N. Dotson-Renta, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Álvarez said those measures are essential to rebuilding trust.
—Steve Pickett, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The couple also saw reluctance from insurance companies to get involved in rebuilding, with at least one firm denying their claim.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Beginning in the 1980s, successive mayors, Democrats and Republicans, invested first hundreds of millions and then billions of dollars in what became the greatest urban-rebuilding program in American history.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Kimberly talks about rebuilding the group, their upcoming new music, and where her brothers are today on this week’s Nashville Now.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The next day, a neighbor explained that the owners were rebuilding to make the home fully accessible for their son, who was only a few years older than mine.
—Coley Gallagher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
And multiple other missteps followed, including the botched hiring and early departure of a rebuilding czar.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilding
Noun
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Frustration during repair jobs often comes from not having the right tool or bit size at hand, or from the tool’s battery suddenly dying mid-task.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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The $4 million project is funded with the library’s existing capital reserves, set aside for building repairs, maintenance, and improvements, said John Kokoris, the library’s marketing & outreach manager.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Government investigators relied heavily on that footage in reconstructing the timeline of events.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Reading and reconstructing these signals is exactly what Revoice is intended to do.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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This is not a holiday that needs rebranding or fixing.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Allegations of drug use and match fixing followed in the Sun newspaper, prompting the English Football Association to begin an investigation.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The largest amount of money in Proposition A — roughly $129 million — will go toward rehabilitating neighborhood streets.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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The tunnel project, the nation's largest infrastructure project, would expand train service between New York and New Jersey along the nation’s busiest rail corridor by adding a new rail tunnel and rehabilitating the existing 115-year-old pair of tunnels under the Hudson River.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mill Creek Pool House reconstruction and installation of a splash pad (coming fall 2026 to spring 2027).—
Kendrick Calfee
February 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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Across five courses, each cocktail is a Negroni variation transformed through techniques such as evaporation, infusion, and reconstruction.—
Melinda Joe,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump cut federal ties with the firm before Karp cut a deal with the White House, restoring the relationship.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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But if the state Senate fails to act in the service of saving the waning hope of restoring democracy in this country, then Maryland and all our residents will bear some responsibility for the consequences.—
Sherrilyn Ifill,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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In its heyday, the vault seemingly hosted a macabre experiment to do with mental control and psychological reconditioning.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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As a joint venture between the BMW Group and the Interzero Group, Encory will develop and implement logistics and consulting solutions, including for the recovery, recycling, and reconditioning of vehicle components.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Rebuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilding. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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