reconstructs

verb

present tense third-person singular of reconstruct
1
as in rebuilds
to build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed After the fire they had to completely reconstruct the building from the ground up.

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2
as in re-creates
to find out and describe or show the way something (such as an event or series of events) happened

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Recent Examples of reconstructs Meyer reconstructs the bureaucratic and financial machinery behind the rescues, one of his book’s genuinely valuable contributions. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The next redesign then reconstructs the experience from appearances rather than from what the organization has learned. — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In Catch the Devil, Pamela Colloff reconstructs Skalnik’s decades-long path of destruction in vivid detail, catching up with him in federal prison when his luck had run out. — Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 25 July 2026 Using black box recordings, passenger videos, and onboard surveillance footage, Shipwrecked reconstructs the infamous disaster. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026 Sophisticated error-correction software reconstructs the original message as many photons are lost. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Combining reflections with love letters with poetry, this strange amalgam reconstructs the author’s days as a college champ. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 Artifacts dating to the Paleolithic era fill the Domenico Ridola Archeological Museum, while the Museum-Workshop of the Peasant Culture reconstructs a cave house, public wine cellar, and blacksmith, cobbler and cabinetmaker studios. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026 Through exclusive interviews, archival research, and declassified diplomatic cables, El Capitan y el Brazalete de Esmeraldas reconstructs the events from multiple perspectives. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructs
  1. rebuilds
  2. re-creates
  3. overhauls
  4. reinvents
  5. rehabilitates
  6. repeats
  7. reimagines
  8. revisits
Verb
  • This then binds to specific serotonin receptors in the brain, which temporarily rebuilds the networks involved in memory, emotions and cognition interact.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When a system rebuilds a schedule or reroutes a workflow overnight, the executive who owns that outcome needs to see what moved and why.
    — Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of rebuilds
Verb
  • The pilot has a 4K ultra-high-definition screen in the cockpit instead, which re-creates the outside view digitally.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of re-creates
Verb
  • The legislation overhauls several federal housing programs and streamlines environmental review processes for housing.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The bill overhauls the way presidents are chosen, replacing direct popular elections with selection by lawmakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of overhauls
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  • Northlake Mall reinvents itself, too The department store’s move comes as Northlake Mall also recently underwent major changes.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
  • One of the hottest items is a trio of Pops based on the DC’s wildly successful Absolute line, which reinvents Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of reinvents
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  • BlackRock's iShares research notes that bonds reemerged in their traditional ballast role in 2025, which partially rehabilitates the 60/40 framework after its 2022 stress.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The center rescues and rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of maintaining minimal human contact and releasing animals back to the wild after care.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
Definition of rehabilitates
Verb
  • If a robot falls or repeats a violent motion, move away immediately.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Morton marveled over the contemporary aspect of the story — the idea that history often repeats itself.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Definition of repeats
Verb
  • Once the sun sets, attendees can partake in Splash House’s After Hours series at the Palm Springs Air Museum, an aviation landmark that the festival reimagines into an open-air dance floor.
    — Lisa Kocay, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The script — which reimagines the Greek myth of Helen of Troy in the American Old West — won the 2026 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award and opens the 2026 Essential Theatre Play Festival.
    — Benjamin Carr, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reimagines
Verb
  • The movie shot in 35mm film revisits the main character and setting of the director’s minimalist first feature, Freedom, that 25 years earlier chronicled a few days in the life of a solitary woodcutter in the remote Pampas mountains.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The release also revisits one of rock’s great origin stories.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of revisits

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