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as in craftsman
a person or company that builds or repairs things (such as houses or ships)
They hired a team of builders to carry out the renovation.
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as in designer
a person or organization that creates something (such as a business)
He was one of the great empire builders of the 20th century.
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Recent Examples of builder
The builder was on the brink of administration in 2024 but was rescued after a new owner stepped in, restructured the team, and implemented a fresh five-year growth strategy.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
After watching the recent remake of the classic Disney movie Lilo & Stitch, builders ages 9 and up will love playing with this poseable Stitch toy.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 11 July 2025
Some of Kansas City’s most respected builders have come together to shape the community, including Pauli Homes, Roeser Homes, JFE Construction, Hilmann Builders, and Crown Builders.
—Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
In that sense, regardless of whether any of these top AI builders can really produce AGI or ASI, the mere act of having them at your firm is serving as a barometer right now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
After watching the recent remake of the classic Disney movie Lilo & Stitch, builders ages 9 and up will love playing with this poseable Stitch toy.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 11 July 2025
Some of Kansas City’s most respected builders have come together to shape the community, including Pauli Homes, Roeser Homes, JFE Construction, Hilmann Builders, and Crown Builders.
—Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
In that sense, regardless of whether any of these top AI builders can really produce AGI or ASI, the mere act of having them at your firm is serving as a barometer right now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for builder
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The quintessential British Wimbledon competitor of modern times was Tim Henman, a slender serve-and-volley craftsman, who raised his level, improbably, every summer, lifted by a collective act of national yearning.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Sit on the cozy couches, sip on a spirit and sway along to a troupe of sonic craftsmen.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Caught sketching dresses in her Ancient Greek class, the professor suggested Rogge become a designer. 2002 - 2004 Read law at Université Notre Dame de la Paix, Namur.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported that another Musk venture, rocket designer and launcher SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion in xAI, citing investors close to the company.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, but only completed after the architect’s death, in 1969, the 52-story building is today on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2025
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And services provided by accountants, architects, attorneys, engineers, financial advisers, insurance agents, interior designers and software developers are also exempt under the county law.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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Among them is Frank Binder, founder and chairman of the Ulyssia project.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
19 July 2025
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Zakiya Larry Wolfe, founder and CEO of Quest Media Group, told me in an email interview.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Perhaps no more than a few hundreds of AI top talents worldwide possess this caliber of expertise, a scarcity inflating salaries to star levels while reducing the job prospect of software engineers whose programming skills can be automated.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The research paper comes from a SpaceX engineer named Forrest Fankhauser and three astronomers including J. Anthony Tyson, a professor at the University of California, Davis, and chief scientist at the Rubin observatory.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Over the two decades that Al-Waleed was in a coma, his father opted to keep him on life support and often shared social media footage of himself and other family members praying for his son's recovery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The Navy veteran and married father of three had only just become a parole agent nine months ago, after a decade working as a corrections officer at a state hospital in Vacaville.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Pro wrestling content creator Joey Karni pointed out Naomi’s cross-promotional championship record.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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On TikTok, content creators are sharing videos that have racked up millions of views in recent months, complaining of nausea from taking trips in electric vehicles (EVs).—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
14 July 2025
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Roberts is a highly-skilled doc maker whose BBC film Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods won a BAFTA earlier this year.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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In most cases, the auto maker has visibility down to the raw material level.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Builder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builder. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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