as in reconstructs
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 rebuilds
This approach rebuilds human connection in environments often dominated by data and automation.
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Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s anchored in the long consequences of the trauma and how a person rebuilds their life — and their faith in humanity — by taking risks.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
It’s anchored in the long consequences of the trauma and how a person rebuilds their life — and their faith in humanity — by taking risks.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilds
Verb
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For Yang’s microscope, the network instantly reconstructs high-resolution details across a large 3D volume, integrating data from all 100 lenslets into a single coherent image.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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As for Cohen’s next novel, Beautiful Losers, which was set in an apartment in Montreal as a bereaved and lust‑tormented narrator reconstructs his relations with the dead, there was a sharp divide of opinion internally at Viking.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While Madea rehabilitates her co-prisoners, her family on the outside struggles with the usual family issues.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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And foxes are the most expensive animals the facility rehabilitates.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Together, these ingredients create a gentle, yet powerful, solution that restores shine to stainless steel without dulling its finish.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Rebuilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilds. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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