as in structure
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity
English class will be in that big stone building over there
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as in constructing
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 building
Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Alba Housed in a bubblegum-pink building in the small town of Alba, Piazza Duomo has ranked among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for the past three years and holds three Michelin stars.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Right now, when music’s DNA is being reimagined, when artists face existential challenges, and when all of us are building the future in real time, there is little that is more profound.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The officers dashed from building to building on foot, clearing buildings of any potential threats, video from the scene shows.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Alba Housed in a bubblegum-pink building in the small town of Alba, Piazza Duomo has ranked among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for the past three years and holds three Michelin stars.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
America’s literacy challenge has been building for years, with reading scores sliding even before the pandemic pushed them to their lowest levels in decades.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Right now, when music’s DNA is being reimagined, when artists face existential challenges, and when all of us are building the future in real time, there is little that is more profound.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building
Noun
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The transformation holds even after the field is removed, giving the structure a form of memory.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to Defense Express, Russians carried out major upgrades to the 5,000 metric ton structure to use it for military communications.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Contractors spent approximately $300,000 in federal funds constructing wheelchair ramps, widening hallways, lowering door handles and tearing out lower kitchen cabinets so people with wheelchairs could navigate with ease.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Optimizing these curves—constructing them in a way that maximizes the shape’s area—yields Gerver’s sofa.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the last fortnight alone, Starmer's Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner has resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The weighty Guerlain Rouge G case comes in a wide variety of fabrics, colors, and textures—glossy tortoiseshell, embossed gold, glittering crystals—that house one of the most luxurious lipstick formulas on the market.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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When assembling his team, García made a point of recruiting creatives from outside the world of animation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The scene of the team assembling plays out pretty much as that lore would suggest.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The National Exchange Hotel opened in 1856, a brick edifice that has stood the test of time.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the Supreme Court has been chipping away at this edifice.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One source said that one of the products OpenAI has talked to suppliers about making would resemble a smart speaker without a display, which could put it in competition with Apple devices using Siri, with the company targeting late 2026 or early 2027 for its first device launches.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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But to have Wesley Fofana, lacking sharpness in his first start for six months, and 19-year-old Jorrel Hato (making his first start since joining from Ajax) play instead of James and Cucurella?—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And then there’s the story about a guy who is creating concert pieces out of animal sounds.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fox Sports and the NFL are equally culpable in creating a situation that has an easy solution that neither party has any interest in pursuing.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What To Know Florida and Texas, two states with Republican governors and GOP legislatures, have announced intentions to never forget Kirk by erecting statues with his likeness.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe had sued the state and federal government for sidestepping federal environmental regulations when erecting the site in an airstrip in Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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