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as in craftsmen
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 designers
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 builders
Navarro did not detail what the White House’s plan to force data center builders to absorb costs would look like.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
But where many spec builders passed, Tricy Magadini saw opportunity.
—Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
In the same period, builders have added 55 multifamily apartment complexes.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Interestingly, the concrete differed from standard Roman concrete, as these ancient builders combined tuff, basalt, and limestone, Archaeology News reports.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Housing affordability can be improved through incentives to small local builders & lenders to increase the supply of starter homes.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Another tax incentive will phase out for commercial builders to make energy efficient upgrades.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
New York and California have recently rolled back environmental regulations for builders, but Colorado is rolling out its new energy mandates in July.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The primary stars of this game are the builders.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
But where many spec builders passed, Tricy Magadini saw opportunity.
—Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
In the same period, builders have added 55 multifamily apartment complexes.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Interestingly, the concrete differed from standard Roman concrete, as these ancient builders combined tuff, basalt, and limestone, Archaeology News reports.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Housing affordability can be improved through incentives to small local builders & lenders to increase the supply of starter homes.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Another tax incentive will phase out for commercial builders to make energy efficient upgrades.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
New York and California have recently rolled back environmental regulations for builders, but Colorado is rolling out its new energy mandates in July.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The primary stars of this game are the builders.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builders
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In the early 2000s the property was restored by the La Sultana hotel group, in partnership with the Department of Historic Monuments, who employed expert master craftsmen to bring the riads back to their former elegance using centuries-old methods.—
Harriet Elton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Our great Midwestern heartland was built by German farmers and craftsmen who transformed empty plains into a global agricultural powerhouse.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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Decorative floors, delicate chandeliers — Murano, of course — and ancient columns from the designers’ personal collection travel with the show.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Wearability is still the guidepost—sportswear remains the great tradition of American fashion and its truest sartorial legacy—but designers this season seemed to, for the most part, propose adding a bit of pizzazz to the mix.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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After providing the travertine for the Latter-day Saint temple in Rome, Mariotti was chosen by the church’s architects to restore the temple on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The South by Southwest Conference and Festival is bringing one of Hollywood’s most enduring architects of film spectacle to its 40th edition.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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And First Round Capital uses its First Round Review to provide founders with all-in-one distribution engines and tactical marketing playbooks, as well as engineering, management, and design skills.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, one of the founders of Romanticism, was a great inspiration for the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Grammy Museum’s program brought together six producers and engineers who worked on this material — then, or now — followed by a climactic cameo appearance by Mike Love.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The app supports premium subscriptions, allowing creators and publishers to provide subscribers with benefits like exclusive content and ad-free listening.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Substack is an online platform that allows writers and other creators to reach subscribers directly through ad-free blog posts and emails.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, other fathers may ignore or hurt a litter’s weaker siblings.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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This event also hosts local brands and makers who will showcase and sell their sustainable products.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The play, a sumptuous historical pastiche, is both an invitation and a daunting challenge to theater makers.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Builders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builders. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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