as in standing
rising straight up
a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed
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as in to raise
to fix in an upright position
the tribes of the Pacific Northwest erected totem poles in front of their dwellings
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
we'd better erect some sort of shelter before these woods are in total darkness
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Recent Examples of erect
Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This action will allow the Department of Defense to deploy active-duty and National Guard military to the southern border, erect barriers, and work on ways to take down enemy drones.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
No completion date has yet been announced for the pavilion, but a temporary structure will be erected on its future site in May, as part of the Nineteenth Venice Architecture Biennale.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Tilted up, the erect collars gave the models the image of Bela Lugosi attending a Kiss concert.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This action will allow the Department of Defense to deploy active-duty and National Guard military to the southern border, erect barriers, and work on ways to take down enemy drones.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
The recent bronze statue of Billy Graham erected in the Capitol reportedly cost its private funders $650,000.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
No completion date has yet been announced for the pavilion, but a temporary structure will be erected on its future site in May, as part of the Nineteenth Venice Architecture Biennale.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erect
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Abrego García, 29, was deported on March 15 despite a standing immigration court ruling from 2019 barring his removal to El Salvador due to credible threats from gangs targeting his family’s pupusa business.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Local’s theory about ancient standing stone in UK forest turns out to be true.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in the year’s first quarter, an eye-catching amount that’s fueling speculation about her political future and potential ambitions.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Born in Clarksburg on Sept. 9, 1944, Patrick was raised in the Chestnut Hills area of the city and graduated from Washington Irving High School.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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And when the focus shifts from guarding what’s been built to cultivating what’s possible next.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Initially introduced in the 1980s in service of building a superior urban running shoe, the color continues to embody New Balance’s staunch dedication to craft, quality, and fearless independence, in every field.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
3 May 2025
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The artwork resembles the shell of a room that is unravelled to form a flat, vertical structure, like a deconstructed box.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Look for spaces in your home that are unfinished, such as the basement or garage, where vertical storage won’t feel out of place.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Famed chair-slipping icon Joy Behar leaves the room for one day off, and suddenly The View's notoriously terroristic set pieces rears its head once again!—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Investments in people: The perception problem continues to rear its head in our industry.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The current police station was constructed in 1968 and has 20,300 square feet of space.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Barcelona’s wall to defend the free kick was poorly constructed, daring Mbappe to shoot through the middle without needing to thread the needle.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Durand’s stage presence is undeniable, even as a corpse spending half the show in an upright open coffin.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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In shades ranging from white to pink to fire-engine red, geraniums produce upright blooms all summer long until the first frost.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pallbearers dressed in black suits hoisted Pope Francis’ coffin on their shoulders.—
Aryn Baker,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The pairs on the crater rim then hoist their companions back up, unfolding the mesh and lofting the receiver above the dish.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Erect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erect. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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