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as in rebuilt
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-created
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 reconstructed
Kendrick Calfee
updated February 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Using the cattle drive, a device that is to Western legend as prohibition is to that other staple of pop American theology, the gangster fable, TV’s Lonesome Dove creates a moving (in both senses of the word) depiction of the never-never-land/once-upon-a-time West of reconstructed recollection.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
At the heart of the display is a reconstructed mid-19th-century delivery cart, positioned in front of a wall-sized streetscape image of Plymouth around 1864, complete with dirt roads.
—Terrance Friday, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Pedestrian walkways and a reconstructed street grid will connect Foundry Park to the surrounding neighborhoods, and eventually to riverfront parks featuring natural wildlife habitats, walkways and a beach.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The team also found that the reconstructed ancestral enzymes were easier to produce in micro-organisms, such as yeast cells, than modern-day types, which mean they can be harnessed to synthesize cannabinoids more efficiently.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
Visitors can tour a reconstructed lodge and view recovered artifacts in the park museum as well as hike, fish, and watch for wildlife.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
When audiences last saw Vision, the reconstructed android had just regained his memories and, presumably, his sentience, before flying off into the unknown.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Sanders deserves nothing but respect for beating cancer and working through health issues related to having a reconstructed bladder.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
With radiation detectors lining the insides of those tanks, the properties of the incoming particles can be reconstructed.
—Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
Producer Sophia Levin reconstructed Katharine's four years at Bryn Mawr for me, starting from her very first day on campus.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Grymes reconstructed those works and arranged other popular war songs for the chorale to perform.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Five thousand Minnesotans came out in the frigid January cold on opening weekend to see an actual house that had been reconstructed inside the museum, like a ship in a bottle.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Mill Street will be reconstructed with trees and permeable pavers to slow runoff.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
During a news conference with his doctors, Sanders shared that a portion of his intestine had been surgically reconstructed to function as a bladder.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Sutter’s Fort Sutter’s Fort has been reconstructed at its original location.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The roughly $200 million project will include a reconstructed interchange at I-35, new bridges, wider pavement, road realignments and extensions, new traffic signals, medians, sidewalks and other safety improvements.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated February 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Using the cattle drive, a device that is to Western legend as prohibition is to that other staple of pop American theology, the gangster fable, TV’s Lonesome Dove creates a moving (in both senses of the word) depiction of the never-never-land/once-upon-a-time West of reconstructed recollection.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
At the heart of the display is a reconstructed mid-19th-century delivery cart, positioned in front of a wall-sized streetscape image of Plymouth around 1864, complete with dirt roads.
—Terrance Friday, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Pedestrian walkways and a reconstructed street grid will connect Foundry Park to the surrounding neighborhoods, and eventually to riverfront parks featuring natural wildlife habitats, walkways and a beach.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The team also found that the reconstructed ancestral enzymes were easier to produce in micro-organisms, such as yeast cells, than modern-day types, which mean they can be harnessed to synthesize cannabinoids more efficiently.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
Visitors can tour a reconstructed lodge and view recovered artifacts in the park museum as well as hike, fish, and watch for wildlife.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
When audiences last saw Vision, the reconstructed android had just regained his memories and, presumably, his sentience, before flying off into the unknown.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Sanders deserves nothing but respect for beating cancer and working through health issues related to having a reconstructed bladder.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
However, a new study has reconstructed a three-dimensional picture of the sun’s internal magnetic field using decades of satellite data.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
With radiation detectors lining the insides of those tanks, the properties of the incoming particles can be reconstructed.
—Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
Producer Sophia Levin reconstructed Katharine's four years at Bryn Mawr for me, starting from her very first day on campus.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Grymes reconstructed those works and arranged other popular war songs for the chorale to perform.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Five thousand Minnesotans came out in the frigid January cold on opening weekend to see an actual house that had been reconstructed inside the museum, like a ship in a bottle.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Mill Street will be reconstructed with trees and permeable pavers to slow runoff.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
During a news conference with his doctors, Sanders shared that a portion of his intestine had been surgically reconstructed to function as a bladder.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Sutter’s Fort Sutter’s Fort has been reconstructed at its original location.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructed
Adjective
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When the filler is dry, use fine-grit sandpaper to smooth the surface around the repaired area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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In her case, the concern trolling seemed to come largely from fans and bystanders, who questioned the safety of skiing competitively after 40 and on a repaired knee.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The summit’s overall theme was the breakdown of American healthcare and how the industry needs to be disrupted and rebuilt from the ground up.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kız Kulesi appears to have been dismantled and rebuilt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Alongside the artifacts that inspired this project, the team recreated the aromas of mummification in ancient Egypt.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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Miguel Castro Freitas also recreated the silhouette in his debut spring 2026 collection for the brand, then in a nude fabric embroidered with metallic stars.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The regulations were also heavily overhauled going into this season, ranging from the engines and aerodynamics to the car’s size and weight.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mendoza’s staff has been overhauled and some of the most prominent voices in the clubhouse departed.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Here are 10 spectacular viewing locations for this rare celestial event, which won't be repeated anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028-2029.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chapman expressed concern that such errors could be repeated in the future, and that similar lawsuits could be costly to a city already in a fiscal crisis.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But over the years, the two mended fences.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cinematic montage — pioneered by Sergei Eisenstein and reinvented by Jean-Luc Godard — becomes an organizing principle of the exhibit, as artworks compete for attention.—
Will Fenstermaker,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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And his actions not only reinvented Walmart, but influenced the entire retail sector given the company’s size.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Dunkin' Super Bowl ad that released on Sunday reimagined notable scenes and lines from Good Will Hunting in a sitcom setting.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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The classic heart motif is elevated when reimagined as a new sort of tip.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Reconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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