building block
noun
: a unit of construction or composition
especially
: something essential on which a larger entity is based
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Examples of building block in a Sentence
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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The scientists Schlanger visits show her the plant versions of the building blocks of intelligence: sensation, communication, decision-making.
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Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
In Novi, enthusiasts of building blocks can meet stars from Lego Masters.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Frankly Speaking becomes instead an exceptional example of a healthy and believable K-drama romance that builds something relatable, watchable, and almost new from the most familiar of building blocks.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024
In previous experiments, researchers considered a fluid to be one continuous substance, but this ignores the influence of its tiny atomic building blocks.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
In Novi, enthusiasts of building blocks can meet stars from Lego Masters.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Frankly Speaking becomes instead an exceptional example of a healthy and believable K-drama romance that builds something relatable, watchable, and almost new from the most familiar of building blocks.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 24 May 2024
In previous experiments, researchers considered a fluid to be one continuous substance, but this ignores the influence of its tiny atomic building blocks.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building%20block. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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