as in to reconstruct
to put into good shape again after having been destroyed or damaged
It took a long time to rebuild the ruined house after the hurricane.
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Recent Examples of rebuild
Only a full shutdown of each tube, the officials said, would allow work crews to rebuild the benchwalls, replace all the wiring and make tweaks to the trackbed to improve drainage.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
In fact, many members of the crew have been involved in repairing the homes of their protagonists; and an all-filmmakers volunteer team has even opened a charitable foundation that raises outside money and brings in materials to rebuild liberated villages.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
The tower itself is not from the Ming Dynasty, only the base; the tower sustained the bulk of damages through the years, and was largely rebuilt in 1995.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 May 2025
But does essentially neglecting your face actually work to rebuild the skin?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
In fact, many members of the crew have been involved in repairing the homes of their protagonists; and an all-filmmakers volunteer team has even opened a charitable foundation that raises outside money and brings in materials to rebuild liberated villages.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
The tower itself is not from the Ming Dynasty, only the base; the tower sustained the bulk of damages through the years, and was largely rebuilt in 1995.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 May 2025
But does essentially neglecting your face actually work to rebuild the skin?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuild
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In 1950, the wall was reconstructed to control erosion and create artificial beaches.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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The film reconstructs the story behind Godard’s cinema classic.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Our investigation found that a large number of the private agencies deliberately kept the children in their care and out of the adoption market, making little or no effort to rehabilitate their parents.—
Stewart Ain,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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State officials say this is the fourth young cub in the past five years that’s been brought in to be rehabilitated.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Other students, whose schools canceled the exam before access was restored, raged against having to gear up for the test again in the future.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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The four-floor building incorporates Washington, DC’s oldest synagogue, with the 146-year-old historic brick synagogue moved and restored to sit alongside the modern museum building at the corner of 3rd and F Streets NW.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Rebuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuild. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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