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
Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Duhamel purchased some land and spent the last 15 years building a rustic cabin.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Initially provided as a 90-minute experience to get through the prologue, tutorial and two levels, the developers eventually opened the build for a longer session that could be replayed.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
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Verb
A number of defense companies have expressed interest in trying to build the Golden Dome.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Duhamel purchased some land and spent the last 15 years building a rustic cabin.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
For the build, about 40 percent of the engine carried over—the general block design, mount points, bore and stroke measurements—but the remaining 60 percent was redesigned.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Initially provided as a 90-minute experience to get through the prologue, tutorial and two levels, the developers eventually opened the build for a longer session that could be replayed.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 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
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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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Dever, thankfully, did not try to achieve a bodybuilder physique for the show, and Abby never should have had one in the game.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Michigan cornerback Will Johnson Johnson looks like Jalen Ramsey in appearance, physique, and style of play.—
Omar Kelly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Foreign companies producing goods in the U.S. are also affected, like Airbus, which assembles some of its narrow-body planes in Alabama, but relies on imports.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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The mission will be the ninth crew mission to Tiangong, and the sixth visit since the three-module orbital outpost was fully assembled in October 2022.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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From long-lasting formulas to felt pens that behave almost like calligraphy markers, there’s an option for every skill level, eye shape, and makeup mood.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs shape and reinforce what’s affordable, what’s available, and, ultimately, whose cultures get priced out of reach.—
Karen Yuan,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the episode, Ellie and Dina had made it to Seattle and were preparing to enter the city under the misguided impression that WLF was a relatively insignificant force.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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But the fasteners used in most projects are made in China, and those prices have risen nearly 70% in anticipation of tariffs, Prchal said.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress Hits the Charts The Doors return to a pair of Billboard charts this frame thanks to the arrival of Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The fantasy adventure, from director Isaiah Saxon, earned about $610,000 on Friday and is looking at a three-day frame in the low seven-digits.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The deal aims to quash the primary source of contention, the appointment of bishops, which is a modern-day form of the Medieval Investiture controversy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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This helps ensure rote learning forms only the base from which students tackle more complex tasks, thus encouraging genuine understanding rather than superficial coverage.—
Luke Lombe,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/build. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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