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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
Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The West Loop building, first completed in 1966 and now called The Bell, includes reconstructed offices, a health club with a cold plunge, several tenant lounges and bars, pickleball courts, a rooftop deck and Solette, a ground-floor casual restaurant.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The special begins with Cyrus walking onto the reconstructed Hannah Montana set and getting emotional.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Thus far, this vision has been explored via joy-making runway shows, the most recent of which played out in the Dojo de Paris, staged against the backdrop of a reconstructed NYC intersection smattered with crosswalk stripes and furniture.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Once your film already has the demonstrable artifice of re-enactments, why bother with the faux authenticity of reconstructed narration?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Her reconstructed face was then compared with three other Australopithecus specimens, including one from South Africa and two from Ethiopia, as well as modern great apes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
The museum’s collection includes a reconstructed 16th-century gold tearoom and a bas-relief bronze by Antoine Bourdelle originally made for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Every item at Archived has a story, from the Giseok Kim aluminum shelf where an unworn pair of 2005 reconstructed Nike Dunks are displayed, to the Marc Newson racks which archival Rick Owens hangs off.
—Samantha Lee
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april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Minnesota’s roster had to be reconstructed with the free agency departures of Smith and Natisha Hiedeman, who agreed to a deal with Seattle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
The roadway is being reconstructed, including resurfacing, curb and gutter replacement, and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant upgrades.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Piece by piece, Brilvitch reconstructed the story by mapping land ownership, tracing family connections and uncovering evidence of Black wealth and influence that contradicted what many had been taught.
—Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
She was presented to King Louis XVIII in tribute, and soon she was reconstructed.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
Buildings can be reconstructed.
—Maliha Rahman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Dunes Park is being reconstructed.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Visitors can wander the fort’s exterior grounds and step inside to explore reconstructed living quarters.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The West Loop building, first completed in 1966 and now called The Bell, includes reconstructed offices, a health club with a cold plunge, several tenant lounges and bars, pickleball courts, a rooftop deck and Solette, a ground-floor casual restaurant.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The special begins with Cyrus walking onto the reconstructed Hannah Montana set and getting emotional.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Thus far, this vision has been explored via joy-making runway shows, the most recent of which played out in the Dojo de Paris, staged against the backdrop of a reconstructed NYC intersection smattered with crosswalk stripes and furniture.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Once your film already has the demonstrable artifice of re-enactments, why bother with the faux authenticity of reconstructed narration?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Her reconstructed face was then compared with three other Australopithecus specimens, including one from South Africa and two from Ethiopia, as well as modern great apes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
The museum’s collection includes a reconstructed 16th-century gold tearoom and a bas-relief bronze by Antoine Bourdelle originally made for the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Instead, with the cooperation of Kilmer’s estate and his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, Voorhees reconstructed the performance using generative artificial intelligence, assembling the role from archival material and digital tools.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Every item at Archived has a story, from the Giseok Kim aluminum shelf where an unworn pair of 2005 reconstructed Nike Dunks are displayed, to the Marc Newson racks which archival Rick Owens hangs off.
—Samantha Lee
connect
april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Minnesota’s roster had to be reconstructed with the free agency departures of Smith and Natisha Hiedeman, who agreed to a deal with Seattle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
The roadway is being reconstructed, including resurfacing, curb and gutter replacement, and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant upgrades.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Piece by piece, Brilvitch reconstructed the story by mapping land ownership, tracing family connections and uncovering evidence of Black wealth and influence that contradicted what many had been taught.
—Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
She was presented to King Louis XVIII in tribute, and soon she was reconstructed.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
Buildings can be reconstructed.
—Maliha Rahman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Dunes Park is being reconstructed.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructed
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Black Crowes recently appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, during which Robinson claimed that his repaired relationship with Rich lit the way for Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher to do the same in 2025.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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To help prevent future settling, monitor the area weekly and add 1/2 inch or less of your soil mix as a top dressing to the repaired area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While the original church was built in 1545, it was demolished and rebuilt in 1705.—
Regina Zumarraga,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sets would be built and then junked only to be rebuilt again at considerable cost due to an overall lack of familiarity with standard Hollywood filmmaking procedures.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kilmer’s image and likeness were recreated using generative AI for the film with the cooperation of his estate and daughter.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Maison Bonnet — Need a pair of vintage sunglasses recreated?—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hart quietly assumed a leadership role in drafting and passing landmark legislation that advanced civil rights, protected consumers, overhauled immigration policy, championed fair housing and preserved the environment.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last fall, OpenAI overhauled its structure again to become a public benefit corporation, in which the nonprofit and other investors including Microsoft hold stakes.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mann repeated her prior testimony about Weinstein using the bathroom before the attack and her later finding a syringe in the bathroom’s trash can afterward.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The pattern is repeated across the country and across industries.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 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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The African American Wax Museum, in Harlem, was the singular creation of the artist and eccentric Raven Chanticleer, a sharecropper’s son from South Carolina who reinvented himself, spectacularly, in Manhattan.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Next to Sunset Bar is HB’s, reinvented as a seafood-centric restaurant with plenty of crudos, local catch, and the kind of raw-bar plates that belong beside the beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Hill Street special riffs on the salt-and-pepper pork chops found at Chinatown’s Full House, here reimagined into a quasi-katsu sando.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rooms look out onto the High Line (the former train track reimagined as a public green space) or the hotel’s own garden, and are treated with hardwood floors, idiosyncratic furniture sourced from the likes of Brimfield Antique Show, and reproduced 19th-century English wallpaper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Reconstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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