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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
John Scheiss, the architect and builder for the developer who plans to break ground on the townhouses in July, said the issue has actually been ongoing last week.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The Italian builder, one of seven owned by yachting behemoth Ferretti Group, has launched the first Navetta 35.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Ongoing deliveries of major submarine parts, hull sections, and support equipment indicate the program is on schedule as builders work to complete the first submarine in the class.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
New Yorkers will recall the assholic behavior of the Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a swaggering builder of ships, who always seemed to delight in humiliating his managers and players.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The Italian builder, one of seven owned by yachting behemoth Ferretti Group, has launched the first Navetta 35.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Ongoing deliveries of major submarine parts, hull sections, and support equipment indicate the program is on schedule as builders work to complete the first submarine in the class.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
New Yorkers will recall the assholic behavior of the Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a swaggering builder of ships, who always seemed to delight in humiliating his managers and players.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for builder
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Also known for hosting Magnolia Network's Restoration Road With Clint Harp, the real estate agent and skilled craftsman took to Instagram to share the news of his and his wife Kelly's new podcast in a funny teaser video shared on June 5.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The vast majority of EXIT 2B was produced, engineered, and mastered by Novagang founder prblm, an unsung digital craftsman who’s Haitian American and from Miami himself.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
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FGC-9s have been built by underground designers in the most firearms-restrictive countries in Europe and churned out by rebel groups in Myanmar.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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To get into 1970s Moscow spy mode as Twila, Richardson joined forces on a thrifting expedition with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old New York architect, pleaded guilty April 8 to murdering seven women and admitted to killing the eighth, 34-year-old Karen Vergata, in a series of crimes spanning more than 17 years.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Heuermann, an architect who lived in Massapequa Park and worked in Manhattan before his arrest, led a double life.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Misha Sher, a sports marketing expert and founder of One of Not Many, agreed.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The dessert quickly became popular locally before eventually catching the attention of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc as the company searched for a signature dessert offering.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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The Air Force on Wednesday identified the eight people killed in Monday’s B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, including active-duty Air Force officers, flight test engineers, a government civilian and defense contractors.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Dallas Stadium’s long-term grass future Once engineers figured out that drainage was a major problem in sustaining quality grass indoors, putting down a playing surface for a football, futbol or a soccer game wasn’t that hard.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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In the years since, Harry, 41, has made several short trips back to the UK, most notably attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and his father King Charles III’s coronation in 2023.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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My brother in-law was an incredible husband and an amazing father to their boys.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The adventure content creator had amassed more than 320,000 followers on Facebook, while some of his reels garnered millions of views.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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What’s more impressive is that the breakout horror hit, directed by YouTube creator Curry Barker, has had four consecutive weekends that were larger than its already-impressive $17 million debut.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Both Anthropic and rival OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, are set to go public in the coming year, minting thousands of new multi-millionaires.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The announcement comes just days after Elon Musk’s rocket-maker debuted on the Nasdaq in the biggest initial public offering ever.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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“Builder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builder. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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