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re-create

[ree-kree-eyt] / ˌri kriˈeɪt /
VERB
renew
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exhilarate refurbish reinvigorate
STRONG
brace continue extend freshen furbish gentrify mend modernize overhaul prolong reaffirm reawaken recommence recondition reestablish refit refresh regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate remodel renovate reopen repair repeat replace replenish restate restock restore resume resuscitate retread revamp revitalize revive spruce stimulate transform
WEAK
begin again breathe new life into bring up to date fix up give a new look to go over
Antonyms
STRONG
break damage destroy finish halt hurt kill leave alone maintain ruin shorten stop

Example Sentences

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At first, Moscow tried to re-create the multiple-middleman model it had before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A year went by and no matter what the scientists did to re-create Huber’s steps, they couldn’t make anything that worked or smelled like his formula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Andrew Manches, professor of children and technology at the University of Edinburgh, agreed the beauty of Lego lay in "the freedom to create, re-create, and adapt simple blocks into endless stories powered by children's imagination".

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

But trying to re-create what that feels like is what I was really going after — just thinking about how you would live in that time, and then represent that in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

I don’t listen much to the words but to the silences, and in the silences these bodies re-create themselves, are created by me, take form.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood