as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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Recent Examples of building block
These are building blocks for monetization through direct use or by renting them out to other attackers.
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Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Increasing protein intake during weight loss can help preserve muscle mass by providing the necessary building blocks (amino acids) for muscle maintenance.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
How Peptides Work Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Cosmic dust particles that give birth to planets around young stars have for the first time been found forming — the James Webb Space Telescope has witnessed the creation of these tiny planetary building blocks around a dead star.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Increasing protein intake during weight loss can help preserve muscle mass by providing the necessary building blocks (amino acids) for muscle maintenance.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
How Peptides Work Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Cosmic dust particles that give birth to planets around young stars have for the first time been found forming — the James Webb Space Telescope has witnessed the creation of these tiny planetary building blocks around a dead star.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building block
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have argued that travel to Moshannon is far more difficult for members of the defense team based in Nashville, and not easier for those in New York.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some offer free parking to casino rewards club members at certain status levels.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, while trapped ions are already being brought onto chips, other components (vacuum cell, trapping hardware, and atom source) that require large numbers of atoms are still harder to miniaturize.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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All the flavor components of Caesar salad are wrapped in that neat bundle.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Road ahead To achieve further upside, the company will need to address several factors, including quality and recall issues as well as costs — areas Farley has tried to combat for years.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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As viewers know, the judges base their scores on a number of factors, including technique and performance, and can deduct points if performers break any golden dance rules.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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So there is this element of the star's narrative, the actor's narrative in the character.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since these ingredients are typically found in ultraprocessed foods, not eating those is a shortcut to eliminating the additives from your diet.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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By connecting school caterers to local farmers, the program ensures that the ingredients in school meals are sourced from their community and enrich the local economy.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building%20block. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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