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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
But when biomechanists actually modeled the skull of Smilodon fatalis, reconstructing its jaw muscles, its skull shape, the leverage its bite would have generated, the number that came back was almost embarrassing.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The study calls for reconstructing those interchanges, which could include adding lanes for vehicles to enter or exit the highway.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Jessica Luther Rummel, lead researcher for the cemetery association, has been reconstructing that arc from newspapers, Census data and burial records.
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Kamal Morgan. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
For Seales, this feels like the moment where his work is effectively done—and others can now take the lead on reconstructing the voices within these scrolls.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Then there was the challenge of reconstructing the score.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
But the classic way of doing this involves an optical component that rotates within a camera, taking separate measurements of multiple parameters before reconstructing the full image.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
In other words, to view a Shih piece is to collaborate with the artist on reconstructing or, in some cases, reclaiming an understanding of place and self.
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Stephanie Shih
june 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The study calls for reconstructing those interchanges, which could include adding lanes for vehicles to enter or exit the highway.
—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Jessica Luther Rummel, lead researcher for the cemetery association, has been reconstructing that arc from newspapers, Census data and burial records.
—
Kamal Morgan. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
For Seales, this feels like the moment where his work is effectively done—and others can now take the lead on reconstructing the voices within these scrolls.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Then there was the challenge of reconstructing the score.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
But the classic way of doing this involves an optical component that rotates within a camera, taking separate measurements of multiple parameters before reconstructing the full image.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
In other words, to view a Shih piece is to collaborate with the artist on reconstructing or, in some cases, reclaiming an understanding of place and self.
—
Stephanie Shih
june 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructing
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Vendors understand that switching platforms often requires rebuilding workflows or migrating complex data structures.
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The money is needed for emergency stabilization of the building, a temporary space for members to hold services, and rebuilding efforts, says the church.
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Dressed in a bright red jacket and tie, Mboladinga returned to the spotlight in Boston on Tuesday during his country’s group-stage match against Colombia, recreating the pose of Lumumba’s statue in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital.
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Larter shouted, re-creating her character's distressed state in an Instagram video shared by content creator Caitlin Bea.
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Congress could move toward overhauling this outdated law – for example, by allowing states to seek waivers from ERISA’s constraints.
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Bending Spoons' key focus is acquiring troubled tech companies and overhauling them.
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When search leads spend their time reinventing project plans, hunting for templates or rebuilding research from scratch, two things happen.
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The Orioles aren't reinventing the wheel by doing that.
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This included some store closures (including the majority of its off-price Saks Off 5th locations), tapping additional financing, and repairing relationships with brands.
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Blue Origin is hard at work at its Cape Canaveral launch pad, collecting debris and repairing the damage after an explosive accident last month.
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Family members also tend to compensate early, repeating themselves or raising the volume long before the person experiencing the loss admits there’s an issue.
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Rest, review, and notice what keeps repeating in your mind.
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The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness.
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Fifty years later the beloved landmark was empty and ripe for reimagining.
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The former Republican governor didn’t state a reason for the flights on air logs, but Fitzpatrick was able to determine reasons for some trips by reviewing old media advisories and news releases.
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Safety is given to us by intelligence analysts reviewing threats 24 hours a day, by commandos ready to deploy at a moment’s notice, and by leaders who find the courage to make the toughest calls.
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