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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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
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
When building a capsule wardrobe filled with timeless items, investing in standout accessories is key.
—Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The sprawling 20-acre Obama Presidential Center campus in Jackson Park, just blocks from the lake and just south of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, includes several buildings, playgrounds, and a 225-foot museum tower.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
In everyday life, building secure attachment can look like making eye contact when your child is talking, validating their feelings instead of minimizing them, and being consistent with routines and expectations.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
When building a capsule wardrobe filled with timeless items, investing in standout accessories is key.
—Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building
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Identification requires letting Chinese cultural logic influence the structure of a campaign — not just its visuals or celebrity cast.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, since they are used in such small amounts, they cannot be imaged inside these structures.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Risk is one of the most consequential currencies in geopolitics, and Washington has spent years constructing an elaborate risk architecture around China.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bonds are used to fund brick-and-mortar projects, which include constructing, equipping, maintaining and furnishing district facilities.—
Kendrick Calfee
February 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Without my father’s booming presence, our house was strangely quiet.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many public spaces within the Mountain House have ADA-compliant routes to enter, exit, and move around the house freely.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Helion is not yet assembling the fusion reactor, which requires additional engineering and design fine-tuning.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or, to put it another way, LightBar is assembling bounty hunters to track down misuse of Hollywood IP.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The blaring, martial horn intro that marked Superman's arrival on the scene carries with it the entire edifice of American nostalgia.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Katharine's first professional home was the third floor of Building 5, a seven-story brick edifice lined with wide windows smack-dab in the middle of the GE factory.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Rather than making a dispassionate case against the idea that the country was founded to enslave Africans, MAGA is taking down plaques commemorating basic facts, such as Washington’s slaveholding.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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When creating the outfits for the first 2001 Bridget Jones cast, Fleming sought to give Jones — whose diary entries detailed her romantic adventures, weight, and alcohol and cigarette consumption — a pragmatic, somewhat disheveled look that would feel relatable to busy women.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The wreath is made with artificial jasmine, lavender, and daisies, as well as other wildflowers, creating a vibrant piece for your front door.—
Jamie Weissman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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High up in his yard, King returned fire by erecting stadium lights that flooded the man’s house with bright beams.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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