reconstituting

verb

present participle of reconstitute
as in overhauling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstituting
  1. overhauling
  2. redesigning
  3. remaking
  4. rehabilitating
  5. renovating
  6. refurbishing
  7. remodeling
  8. restoring
Verb
  • The Pirates went all-in at the trade deadline over the last few weeks, overhauling the bullpen.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Claire's is overhauling its core piercing business to appeal to modern Gen Alpha girls, particularly 10-year-olds.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of overhauling
Verb
  • In practice, that mindset has meant redesigning incentive models, reallocating budget and building the measurement infrastructure needed to demonstrate commercial impact.
    — Rosie Guest, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Future satellites could replace onboard processors with newer chips from different suppliers without redesigning the entire spacecraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • The deliberative, thoughtful process of remaking the nation’s capital in the early 20th century bears little resemblance to Trump’s insistence on remaking the capital in his image.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Remember when the Yankees were in the middle of a summer slide filled with sloppiness and bad bullpen work, and Cashman spent a bunch of prospect capital to bring in seven players at the deadline, essentially remaking the clubhouse?
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of remaking
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  • In its release, the Illinois high court noted Evans’ work establishing the county’s restorative justice courts, which handle some low-level cases outside the traditional courtroom in the hopes of rehabilitating defendants.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unai Emery’s penchant for rehabilitating flailing, once prodigious talents now extends to Alejandro Garnacho.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of rehabilitating
Verb
  • There are personal, historic touches to the wall paper, including Belden’s signature, found while renovating.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The company recently spent $484 million renovating 153 Charlotte-area stores.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of renovating
Verb
  • LeVota previously said that a new use could involve either refurbishing one or both of the stadiums, or demolishing one or both entirely.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • Expanding and refurbishing St James’ Park would bring an uptick in matchday income, but a state-of-the-art stadium with greater capacity and larger, dedicated corporate areas would be transformative.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of refurbishing
Verb
  • Most give me six answers, with goals like building a business, training for a marathon, starting a fund or remodeling a house.
    — Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson had the property built in 2004, remodeling it in 2014, per WWD.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of remodeling
Verb
  • Critics dismissed the polls, held in phases in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In a separate interview with Fox News Digital, Karman argued that restoring a functioning Yemeni state is ultimately essential to defeating armed groups and securing the country.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of restoring
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