reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction That reconstruction suggests that Nanaimoteuthis haggarti was a brutal hunter. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 Using innovative fossil reconstruction techniques, the researchers revealed remnants of two extinct species locked inside large rocks. Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026 Medical Examiner Investigator Jennifer Wright said a forensic artist with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children created a facial reconstruction rendering based on the woman’s remains. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Sali Al-Harbi, a young researcher from Al Qassim, the kingdom’s date heartland, discovered that the pits share enough in common with human bone — in terms of calcium, structure, and density — that they could plausibly be used in fracture repair and reconstruction. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
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Noun
  • But there also are other elements of the revision that play to the very essence of the Heat anti-tank approach, an approach in place since Riley’s 1995 arrival as franchise steward.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Over time, this buildup can act as an insulating barrier, potentially degrading the electrical signal and rendering the device less effective or requiring surgical revision.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Today, computer simulation and reams of telemetry data speed up designs and eliminate most of the guesswork.
    Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • An integrated software stack supports data annotation, simulation, and distributed AI training.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both were on a 2025 remodeling list but weren’t completed.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Danny Niemela is the vice president and CFO at ArDan Construction, a luxury home remodeling general contractor located in Scottsdale, AZ.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Their gauzy re-creation of lower Manhattan in the 1990s — with the piles of trash that actually lined the streets at the time carefully removed — is dreamy and likely to stir nostalgic thoughts about Sex and the City, Felicity, and even Eyes Wide Shut.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The show has drawn praise for its meticulous re-creation of ‘90s New York — and also scorn from members of the Kennedy family and mixed reactions from others who knew the couple.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance.
    Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Call it a hush puppy reformation, and the results are heavenly: crisp orbs with a surge of rich corn flavor and just a hint of jalapeño heat.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Bohan carried on that tradition, while also designing two collections a year for Baby Dior, often making miniatures of Elizabeth Taylor’s purchases for her daughter, Liza, which the pair would go out wearing together.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The rocketeer claimed each of these organisms — floating in the void, crowding stars like phototropic cosmic foliage — would resemble a miniature biosphere, being metabolically self-sufficient.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 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
  • The order comes as the White House is in the midst of a politically sensitive reworking of its health policy agenda as Republicans lag in midterm election polls.
    Daniel Payne, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The bench may also require reworking, even if guards Jamari McDowell and Elmarko Jackson return, which is not a slam-dunk guarantee.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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