rebuild
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Synonyms: re-build, rebuilt, rebild, prebuild, re build
Antonyms: re-build, rebuilt, rebild, prebuild, re build
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Verb
- To build again or anew.
- To attempt to improve one's performance during a period of struggling.
- After missing the playoffs for the seventh straight season in a row, the Detroit Red Wings are trying to rebuild.
Noun
- A process or result of rebuilding.
- (said of sports teams) A period during which an attempt is made to improve during a period of struggling.
- Since they failed to make it to the playoffs after five consecutive seasons, the team has gone through a lengthy rebuild.
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