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noun

ˈbil-diŋ How to pronounce building (audio)
Definition of buildingnext
as in structure
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity English class will be in that big stone building over there

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verb

present participle of build
as in constructing
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 building
Noun
At a press conference at the site, Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said that the city was bringing in emergency beams and columns to help shore up some of the unstable building’s load. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026 Nearby tall buildings and a school with about 400 children were evacuated, the mayor said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Verb
Comcast also recognized value in theme parks and invested heavily, building Universal Studios as a formidable rival to Disney. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for building
Recent Examples of Synonyms for building
  1. structure
  2. constructing
  3. house
  4. assembling
  5. edifice
  6. making
  7. creating
  8. erecting
Noun
  • The changes are adaptive changes of the structure and function of the heart.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • The structure of Iran’s regime was built following the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of structure
Verb
  • The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Success will depend less on constructing facilities than on securing long-term buyers, trusted regulators, technology transfer, and patient capital that can sustain long-term production.
    — Paul Adepoju, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of constructing
Noun
  • Authorities wanted to close what some consider a legal loophole allowing cardrooms to offer blackjack and games in which players play against the house.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Bieber recently brought down the house at this year’s Coachella, playing both weekends as the headliner.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • Hackman spent the past decade assembling one of the world’s largest studio portfolios during a time production was booming.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military carried out a strike on arms industry facilities in Kyiv overnight, hitting a plant that was manufacturing components for Flamingo cruise missiles and a facility assembling mid- and long-range drones.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of assembling
Noun
  • In a provocation to the Forest Service officers monitoring the blockade, the slightest nudging threatened to send the edifice crashing to the ground and Tubbs to his maiming or death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • The 1963 demolition of the original Penn Station, one of the great 20th century American edifices, was a ghastly mistake that New York has lived with and tried to correct for six decades.
    — Andy Byford, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Definition of edifice
Verb
  • What is making physical AI possible is developments in multimodal AI.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Mystery illnesses have struck several groups of Grand Canyon rafters who paddled the Colorado River, prompting the National Park Service to investigate whether something in or along the river is making people sick.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • Plus, darker tones help muffle visual clutter, creating a calming mood that feels loads richer than your budget might suggest.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
  • These elegant, loose-fitting pull-on pants sit high on the waist, creating a leg-lengthening effect.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • The film stops several yellow bricks short of erecting a temple to the sacrifices of fame.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Officials, still working on guidance that will allow third parties to host the accounts, are also eyeing ways to increase enrollment, including partnering with brands, erecting billboards, and collaborating with medical facilities.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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