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rebuilding 1 of 2

noun

as in repair

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rebuilding

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verb

present participle of rebuild

as in reconstructing

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

Noun

Penn State is clearly in a rebuilding year after losing many of their players with the James Franklin firing. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Only Israel and its chief enabler in the White House can determine whether the years to come will be a time of rebuilding and healing or one of perpetual violence and instability. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Frustration over the fire response and the rebuilding effort has become a heated election issue in the Los Angeles mayoral race. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 As the Canucks enter this rebuilding season, there’s real value in that. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 It has been worn as a symbol of labor, rebuilding, freedom, belonging and self-expression, but the language remains alive only when new voices are given the opportunity to speak truly. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 My colleague Howard Blume recently wrote about district officials pressing ahead with a multibillion-dollar modernization and rebuilding plan, raising questions about investing in campuses that soon may be shuttered. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 In October, a twenty-point Gaza peace agreement was signed, calling for the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the rebuilding of the territory. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Through recovery, retaliation and rebuilding, America showed its resilience. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

Engineers at an Ontario nuclear power station have reached a major milestone in rebuilding a reactor core, finishing a crucial stage almost a month ahead of schedule. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The five-phase planning process for rebuilding the mansion was expected to be completed this fall, but the project appears to remain in the planning stage, based on the topics scheduled for discussion at the open house. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The goal is to help participants navigate the practical challenges of returning to society — challenges that can include finding work, securing housing and rebuilding relationships while adjusting to life outside prison. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The $828 million, five-proposition bond package is one of the key issues in the school board race along with concerns about rebuilding trust after a plan to split the district was scrapped. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Design architectures that can introduce emerging compute resources without rebuilding the enterprise around them. — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Dana Altman of Oregon, formerly of Creighton, is the latest veteran coach to retire amid the challenges of NIL and the transfer portal, which requires rebuilding a roster nearly every year. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Besides the challenge of rebuilding the tunnel, the railroad has been tangled for several years in legal disputes with the city of Fort Bragg and the California Coastal Commission. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The negotiations are focused on rebuilding institutions, including Venezuela’s supreme court and electoral commission, to underpin free and fair elections. — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuilding

Noun

Renovations, replacement equipment and previous repairs can all become part of the background without being directly connected to an injury.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
The Clean Energy Choice Act, introduced by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), requires utilities to offer homeowners a financial incentive to disconnect from gas and electrify the home when gas service line repairs are scheduled.

— Molly McCrea, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of repair

Verb

Individual fibers can detect curvature along a line, but reconstructing an entire surface presents a greater challenge.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Burke, who was reconstructing fossil gharials for his doctoral project, noted the subtle differences between the unidentified species and the false gharial, and started to work on an up-to-date description in December 2023.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstructing

Verb

The nonprofit provides lifelong care for aging, retired, rescued, and rehabilitating horses, while also offering volunteer opportunities and summer camps to teach kids about horse care.

— Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
City staff are proposing a second bond of the same size to pay for building, preserving and rehabilitating more apartments, single-family homes and shelters.

— Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehabilitating

Noun

The reconstruction was made trickier, however, by the fact that the crew weren’t allowed to take photographs inside Downing Street and there aren’t diagrams online.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Initially seen as provocative, the bra actually serves the purpose of affirming women who have gotten breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy, Grede said.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of reconstruction

Verb

The utility’s outage listings Friday afternoon showed crews patrolling electrical lines in many affected communities, a step toward restoring power once conditions were considered safe.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Kast and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz plan to discuss trade and border security and sign mining and energy agreements, but restoring full diplomatic relations is not on the agenda.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of restoring

Noun

Carvana employs nearly 1,000 people across North Carolina, with operations spread across several locations, including auction and reconditioning centers in Concord and Raleigh.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Brent Industries, based in Alabama, provides textile reconditioning and industrial recycling services and uses mineral spirits in its cleaning process, according to The Associated Press.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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