re-creation
Americannoun
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the act of creating anew.
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something created anew.
noun
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the state or instance of creating again or anew
the re-creation of the Russian Empire
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a simulation or re-enactment of a scene, place, time, etc
a re-creation of a vineyard kitchen
Etymology
Origin of re-creation
Example Sentences
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Also on the schedule: the re-creation of two of Ono’s groundbreaking performance art works, including 1964’s iconic “Cut Piece,” which Ono originally performed in Kyoto and Tokyo, before staging its American debut at Carnegie Hall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Amaya Espinal, the winner of season 7 who was nicknamed "Amaya Papaya", expressed her distaste at the AI fruit re-creation of the show she starred in just last year.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
“That’s a storyboard. Shooting was a re-creation of those still images in moving pictures.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
The more familiar “Renaissance” nevertheless remains a rich and esoteric metaphor, suggesting a human capacity for rediscovery and renovation—for re-creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
I led him up to one of my stronghold’s rarely used “sitting rooms,” a re-creation of the living room set from Family Ties.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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