reconstruct
verb (used with object)
to construct again; rebuild; make over.
are reconstructing
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present progressiveof reconstruct.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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AC Milan and Inter Milan are reconstructing the San Siro, while PSG are planning to build a stadium that could surpass Stade de France's 80,000 capacity.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
They are reconstructing a 12,000-foot runway, even as huge commercial jets continue to taxi across it as they travel to and from a parallel landing strip.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2015
Police are reconstructing the last few hours of Chambers' life and are asking the public to come forward with information.
From US News ● Dec. 13, 2014
Time travellers: Academics are reconstructing the lost sound of ancient Greece The instruments are known from descriptions, paintings and archaeological remains, which allow us to establish the timbres and range of pitches they produced.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2013
An Englishman he met invested some money in a sugar-mill the Spaniards are reconstructing, and he could not resist the temptation of joining him.
From The League of the Leopard by Harold Bindloss
