1
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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or recreate
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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Recent Examples of recreate
Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
What to expect: Everything, including the costumes and makeup, has been designed to re-create a black-and-white film.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Yet all of this fancy technology is often tuned toward the purpose of re-creating the past.
—Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
That expansion is clearest in the film’s ending, which re-creates but also reframes Ellen’s fatal sacrifice.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Crichton goes on to re-create the display of a Cray X-MP supercomputer, which identifies a DNA error that will be repaired with restriction enzymes.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
What to expect: Everything, including the costumes and makeup, has been designed to re-create a black-and-white film.
—Claire Reilly, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Yet all of this fancy technology is often tuned toward the purpose of re-creating the past.
—Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
That expansion is clearest in the film’s ending, which re-creates but also reframes Ellen’s fatal sacrifice.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Recreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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