reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction For all the radical reconstruction of its roster over the offseason, the Wings were still led by former Hopkins star Paige Bueckers, who logged game highs with 27 points and eight assists. Twin Cities, 15 May 2026 Tohn underwent her double mastectomy and breast reconstruction in December 2025. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 During bridge fender reconstruction, half of the channel will be closed, and there may be changes to the drawbridge schedule. Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026 Nagatitan is also the 14th dinosaur to be named in Thailand and a life-size reconstruction is now on display at the Thainosaur Museum at Asiatique in Bangkok. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
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Noun
  • Under the revision, the Recreation Center would stay open 40 hours a week, a reduction from 60 hours.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • The ballot question is the latest version of the legislation, championed by Commissioner Damian Pardo, which has undergone several revisions and been a point of contention throughout the past year.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • This process will also test new artificial intelligence and high-performance computing tools designed to improve plasma simulations and operational efficiency.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • The east campus will include classrooms and simulation labs, and students will do clinical training at the west campus hospital.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • These upgrades range from expensive, large-scale remodeling projects to relatively low-cost quick fixes.
    Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
  • This is more like remodeling instead of adding a few accent pillows.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Various outbuildings now house a small screening room, where clips from a documentary on Herriot’s life play, as well as a re-creation of the TV studio and set on which the 1978 television series was filmed.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • But many come to see a show at the Blackfriars Playhouse, a re-creation of Shakespeare’s indoor theatre.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Friends since first grade and bandmates since high school, the two 32-year-old Rogers Park natives and founding members of the then-dormant Chicago indie-rock band Twin Peaks weren’t at the Pilsen venue scouting locations for a potential reformation.
    Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Historically, the superintendent has not had sufficient experience in K-12 classrooms to improve efficiency, center equity and center hands-on policy reformation.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Lopez’s day bag will feature miniature bags as pockets on the exterior, and the miniatures will also be released as separate bags.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
  • The campaign introduces 12 miniature, readable book charms based on titles chosen collaboratively with Gen-Z consumers.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Yet as public-sector budgets come under fiscal pressure the world over, festivals in any place of the world are seeking an industrial reconversion from one-off events to year-round hubs enrolling their brands – and Clermont Ferrand’s is very large – to amplify their value.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • Maenza and Haider met for the first time in person at a reception following an ecumenical prayer service lamenting the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 19 July 2021
Noun
  • This is also Zvyagintsev’s first adaptation of pre-existing material, but the reworking feels more like a jazz virtuoso covering another artist’s tune, tweaking the rhythm, changing the key, and finding in the melody a whole new set of feelings.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
  • Jeanne Herry’s Garance — also known by the rather less alluring title Another Day — gets off to a good start, giving Adèle Exarchopolous a chance to show off all her talents in a loose, modern reworking of John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under the Influence.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026

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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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