as in to construct
to form by putting together parts or materials
he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit
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Recent Examples of build
Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
Carruthers observatory was built by BAE Systems, with instruments provided by the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Their clean, high-shine build is one of Blahnik’s signatures, designed to elongate the line of the leg while keeping the silhouette pared back.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, the public beach, just steps from the hotel, has shallow water and a long, walkable stretch that’s perfect for building sandcastles and collecting shells.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
Carruthers observatory was built by BAE Systems, with instruments provided by the University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Arnold — described as a white male of medium build, with white hair and a white goatee — was last seen wearing a dark plaid long-sleeve shirt and shorts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Their clean, high-shine build is one of Blahnik’s signatures, designed to elongate the line of the leg while keeping the silhouette pared back.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for build
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With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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For instance, at least 10% of the project’s total units must be constructed as affordable units in the first phase of development.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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The American Kennel Club (AKC) highlights their muscular physique and their confidence among the canine world, but that’s not without a certain level of silliness and goofiness too.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Canary Island wrestling is captured in three sections of the film, shot in a Neo-doc style, but focusing as much of the wrestlers’ physique as success.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Less than a year and half later, the new entity was functioning well enough to help head coach James Franklin assemble one of the best teams in college football.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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An OpenAI partnership with Luxshare would bring Apple's longtime supplier — responsible for assembling items like the AirPods and Vision Pro — into the AI comapny's orbit.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Despite initially teasing a retirement from touring back in 2022, the band has decided to reverse course and get their wigs back into fighting shape.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Milwaukee's older bridges, though, are in better shape than the average Wisconsin bridge built the same decade, the report says.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sabel made the trek and quickly realized the greater need in Sri Lanka and worldwide was for regasification facilities that receive the LNG and covert it back into gas for power generation.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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What makes addressUSA different AddressUSA does more than guess.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The next seven frames felt funereal.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Flaming palm fronds heaved back and forth across the frame, and embers streaked the air.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the inning unraveled just long enough for the Red Sox to create a brand-new ballgame.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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The over five-hour program doubled as a rallying point for political activism, as 500 volunteers with the organization’s political arm fanned out along the security lines with clipboards and registration forms, determined to turn mourning into mobilization.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Threat of Colorectal Cancer The number of cases of colorectal cancer have decreased since the 1980s, but this form of cancer is still the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/build. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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