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 Distributed by Hive Media Corp, the drama reconstructs the August 15, 1974 assassination attempt on President Park Chung-hee and stars Yu Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho as figures probing contradictions in the state’s official inquiry. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, a fierce OpenAI competitor, is the bad guy of The Social Reckoning, opening October 9, which reconstructs the 2021 showdown between Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong) and whistleblower Frances Haugen (Oscar-winner Mikey Madison). — Philip Shenon, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026 The redesign is taking place while the MTA reconstructs the Grand Central Train Shed, which is directly below the stretch of Park Avenue that'll be part of the redesign. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstructs
  1. rebuilds
  2. re-creates
  3. overhauls
  4. reinvents
  5. rehabilitates
  6. repeats
  7. reimagines
  8. revisits
Verb
  • Thomas’ trailer follows an 11-year-old boy who builds an AI version of his late mother who rebuilds his late mother that quietly begins saving lives, captured through various moments.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Neither strategy does much to restore Brazil’s credibility because neither rebuilds the capacity on which that credibility rests.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of rebuilds
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  • Related Stories The attraction recreates several of the films’ most recognizable settings, from the desert planet of Arrakis to the imperial throne room.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Requiring approval for every low-risk step recreates the administrative burden the technology was meant to reduce.
    — Heather Bassett, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 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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  • Rodriguez reinvents the setting, time period and environment — and injects the effect of changing culture.
    — Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In an industry that reinvents itself every quarter, Michael Truell is taking the long view.
    — Tharin Pillay, Time, 30 Sep. 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
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  • The darker shade of suede is also used for the mustache, and the color repeats for the brand marks.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeats
Verb
  • The musical reimagines Martin’s book series and features characters Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia and Stacey who, at 25 years old, return to Stoneybrook for an overdue reunion.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Yaga reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga, set in a coastal town.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reimagines
Verb
  • Cue revisits of classic shapes such as bowling shoes, ballet flats, mules and T-straps with his now signature curvaceous toe box.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Monitor revisits three young families striving to live full lives amid Russia’s military invasion.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of revisits

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“Reconstructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstructs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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