re-create
Americanverb (used with object)
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Turning sports viewing into something more tactile is also likely to emerge, with “haptic experiences”—vibrations to re-create the feel of virtual objects—bringing the stadium into the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It also helped Korkejian understand that she wasn’t attempting to interrogate or re-create memories — her recollections were too fragmentary for that — but to capture and preserve the feeling within them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The candy maker is trying to re-create M&M’s without artificial colors, but blue’s natural algae substitute is complex and costly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Maybe you can’t re-create the basketball court outside, but what could you do? Could you have games or arts or trivia or some interactive something that at least gets kids a real break?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I’m disappointed, but I really think this is for the best. If I can’t re-create it, that means no one else can.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
“At the end of Season 4, he gets burned and thrown out a window and he has re-created himself,” Paterson adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Nonetheless, Saddam had sustained his team of some 3,000 nuclear scientists and technicians who could have re-created Iraq’s capability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Not all of it could be salvaged, so Knott’s meticulously re-created the look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The live performance of the nominated song “I Lied to You” re-created the fantastical moment from the film in which generations of musicians collide, weaving together past, present and future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Du Barry re-created this entire set inside our home, complete with the gold cylinder where my platform will eventually come to rest.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Unforeseen events could eventually leave them dependent on public assistance, re-creating the kind of poverty that Social Security was designed to prevent after the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Netflix is so psyched about generative software that it’s spent the year acquiring an A.I. production studio, launching a different studio for A.I.-animated shorts, and re-creating Gene Wilder’s voice for a Willy Wonka–themed game show.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
In terms of re-creating, I’m definitely not doing the same piece.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Hackman and Arakawa “were not interested in re-creating native pueblo architecture,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
“Ollie and I are working on Frodo’s shire. Nalu is re-creating Narnia. What are you going to do?”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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