reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction The resort, which originally opened in 1965 but closed in 2017, reopened in January of this year after a billion dollar reconstruction. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025 Separately, work continues on the park's new marina and the final leg of Fleur Drive's reconstruction near its primary access. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025 Some fifty-three billion dollars, presumably in large part from the Gulf states, would be funnelled into reconstruction. Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025 And plans are underway for a $75 million redevelopment of the historic Louisville Gardens arena into a film studio complex, with reconstruction scheduled to begin later this year, says Louisville film commissioner Soozie Eastman. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
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Noun
  • Another late revision to the canon came in the form of a video shot by David LaChapelle that made the references more clear.
    Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There were some sizable revisions however, with both January and February seeing downward revisions totaling 48,000 fewer jobs than were originally reported.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Teams will be able to operate offense vs. defense drills, including 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 simulations, during OTAs.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Drawing on Gary Klein’s Recognition-Primed Decision (RPD) model, such contexts reveal how experienced professionals make rapid yet effective decisions by relying on pattern recognition, mental simulation, and intuitive reasoning.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Serena is drawn back to Gilead's New Bethlehem with the promise of significant progression and reformation for the totalitarian state.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Trump has only sold his vision for this radical reformation of America to those close to him, and of course the conservative planners who developed his agenda.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That’s an eight-example unicorn in reality, though now reborn in miniature, and in greater numbers.
    Nik Miles, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Her feed deploys the tropes and techniques of various TV and social-media genres in miniature.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In Erdogan's view, questioning the reconversion of Hagia Sophia was an attack on Turkish sovereignty.
    Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
  • Erdogan presented the reconversion of Hagia Sophia not simply as an act of piety or the rectification of a historic injustice but as a defense of Turkey’s sovereignty.
    Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2020
Noun
  • Scene transitions and even more ambiance are provided by a singer (Georgia Heers, sublime) performing period tunes with a cool combo as well as the presentation of kinescopes of ’50s commercials shown on monitors on each side of the stage.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
  • That said, before making any decision, weigh the pros and cons of your current job and the new opportunity to ensure the transition is in line with your career trajectory and life goals.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Over the years, Puppy Chow variations have popped up almost as robustly as stalks in a corn field.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Molina says some explanations for the disparities could be variation in access to prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, as well as in state Medicaid coverage.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The alterations would approximate aspects of the thylacine’s phenotype—the observable characteristics of a creature.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to adding contemporary features like an in-frame oil cooler, the motorcycle's frame underwent major alterations to mimic vintage hardtail design.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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