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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 rebuilding
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
For Toronto, McKenna represents a major plank in the rebuilding process of a team suddenly in transition under new general manager John Chayka.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
But rebuilding also means losing.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Chicago isn’t just on the clock where Bedard is concerned; that clock has arguably already struck midnight, given how long it’s taken for Chicago to take the substantive steps forward that any successful rebuilding team should.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The funds will go toward emergency living expenses, funeral costs, and the rebuilding of the home.
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Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The new owners will face a complex rebuilding effort.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Philipp Schloter,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The money is needed for emergency stabilization of the building, a temporary space for members to hold services, and rebuilding efforts, says the church.
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Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The Knicks are tasked with rebuilding a championship roster around a $192 million starting lineup — and could likely lose both Mitchell Robinson and Landry Shamet in free agency this offseason.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
But by rebuilding what that shadow means in a different era.
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Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2026
Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
The good thing about morphing from a rebuilding team to a contender is the games carry much more meaning.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
They’re hired to oversee rebuilding teams, develop young talent and gradually establish a culture.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
In September, six months after the tornado, the community was still rebuilding, the Dispatch previously reported.
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Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
At the same time, many owners of homes and businesses that burned down are more focused on navigating the byzantine rebuilding process and trying to sell their lots than on maintaining their properties.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
For Toronto, McKenna represents a major plank in the rebuilding process of a team suddenly in transition under new general manager John Chayka.
—
CBS News,
26 June 2026
But rebuilding also means losing.
—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Chicago isn’t just on the clock where Bedard is concerned; that clock has arguably already struck midnight, given how long it’s taken for Chicago to take the substantive steps forward that any successful rebuilding team should.
—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The funds will go toward emergency living expenses, funeral costs, and the rebuilding of the home.
—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The new owners will face a complex rebuilding effort.
—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Verb
Vendors understand that switching platforms often requires rebuilding workflows or migrating complex data structures.
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Philipp Schloter,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The money is needed for emergency stabilization of the building, a temporary space for members to hold services, and rebuilding efforts, says the church.
—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The Knicks are tasked with rebuilding a championship roster around a $192 million starting lineup — and could likely lose both Mitchell Robinson and Landry Shamet in free agency this offseason.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
But by rebuilding what that shadow means in a different era.
—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2026
Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
The good thing about morphing from a rebuilding team to a contender is the games carry much more meaning.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
They’re hired to oversee rebuilding teams, develop young talent and gradually establish a culture.
—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
In September, six months after the tornado, the community was still rebuilding, the Dispatch previously reported.
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Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilding
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Outline a proposal, then schedule a brief meeting to align expectations with a manager, because clarity now prevents heavier repairs later.
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The secret agreement was routed through a White House office that typically handles repairs and furnishings and is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.
Verb
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For Seales, this feels like the moment where his work is effectively done—and others can now take the lead on reconstructing the voices within these scrolls.
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Then there was the challenge of reconstructing the score.
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There was also a huge $32 million class action settlement reached in 2025, resulting from a legal battle involving major telescope manufacturers and brands following allegations of price fixing and artificially inflated costs.
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Four Chinese container manufacturers are wrapped up in more litigation—this time from American businesses—after being the subject of an indictment from the Department of Justice last month over price fixing charges.
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Thirty minutes before the interview, general manager Joe Cronin informed Nori that Lillard, the star who will be returning to the team after missing last season rehabilitating his torn left Achilles, would be sitting in on the interview.
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The public is warming up to nuclear, too – after decades of staunch opposition, a 2024 survey commissioned by the Energy Department found that more than 70% of Filipinos trust nuclear power as a reliable source of electricity, and many support rehabilitating the BNPP.
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Because kids aren’t fully grown yet, their skeletal systems require surgeries tailored to each child’s specific growth and developmental stages, meaning a 15-year-old won’t receive the same kind of knee reconstruction surgery as a 60-year-old — or even as a 12-year-old.
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At $8 billion, basic reconstruction costs surpassed the country’s total economic output.
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The founder of the family safety app Life360 has spent millions buying and restoring historic properties in the town through a nonprofit called the Good Luck Fund.
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His mother began paying taxes in 1993 after public outrage at the cost of restoring Windsor Castle following a devastating fire the previous year.
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There’s a lot of reconditioning.
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Has the reconditioning run its course?
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“Rebuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuilding. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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