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as in to restore
to bring back to a former condition or vigor supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century
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as in to reconstruct
to make (something) exist or appear to exist again The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions. The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Not just through movies about weed, but through movies that recreate the communal experience of using weed as another kind of special event worth celebrating. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026 The idea behind the music video was to re-create a street environment. —Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026 The young woman who sojourned to Oberlin College, where she was wrongfully accused of poisoning her classmates and beaten half to death, who raised her hands in defense of herself, then went on to grip clay and rock and chisel to re-create visions of justice. —Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recreate
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Democrats chipped at the comparison, saying Missouri can’t recreate those states’ successes just by removing the income tax. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Not just through movies about weed, but through movies that recreate the communal experience of using weed as another kind of special event worth celebrating. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026 The idea behind the music video was to re-create a street environment. —Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026 The young woman who sojourned to Oberlin College, where she was wrongfully accused of poisoning her classmates and beaten half to death, who raised her hands in defense of herself, then went on to grip clay and rock and chisel to re-create visions of justice. —Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recreate
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/recreate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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