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
Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The whimsy in the building, which looks like it was dropped in from the New Orleans French Quarter, with beautiful metal work, a balcony (and) shuttered double doors, seems like a sure draw for our North Park community.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Honestly, if people don’t even watch the film and just come to a screening, meet someone, and start building community, that’s the real goal.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Over time walls and a floor were added and a long, narrow building called a rope-walk came into being.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The whimsy in the building, which looks like it was dropped in from the New Orleans French Quarter, with beautiful metal work, a balcony (and) shuttered double doors, seems like a sure draw for our North Park community.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
The report primarily focuses on the treatment of migrant workers, who HRW says will bear the brunt of building Saudi’s World Cup dream.
—Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Honestly, if people don’t even watch the film and just come to a screening, meet someone, and start building community, that’s the real goal.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building
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The wooden structure had connected Levee Road to the west side of the Colorado River.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The models that create music are trained off of datasets of existing music to understand patterns and structure in songs.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes Evie imagined the land, the world, the city around her as a cartoon neighborhood, the houses’ edges elastic like balloons, their walls filling up and bloating and then, all at once, popping: ejecting out the riffraff and trash in a huff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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An architectural gem, the house was designed in 1914 by Carrere and Hastings, who also designed the main branch of the New York Public Library.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In fact, pretty much everything, from stocking up on cute baby clothes to assembling nursery furniture, feels both ways at the same time.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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The facility, historically used for assembling Volkswagen, Porsche and Skoda models, faces an uncertain future amid declining demand and restructuring efforts within Germany's auto industry.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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If all the technology packed into the new theater suggests a cold, futuristic steel edifice, the reality is quite the opposite.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Here are a few of our favorites from the Northeast: Gilette Castle State Park, Connecticut Located in East Haddam, Gillette Castle stands atop a hill overlooking the Connecticut River and at first glance looks like an edifice straight out of Game of Thrones.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Homan said Monday that sanctuary policies in Boston and Massachusetts were making communities less safe, because of the disconnect between local and federal agencies.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While speaking independently, James and Josh concurred that AI, electronic trading platforms, and algorithmic trading is creating a technological arms race.—
Barnet Sherman,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Workplace evolutions spurred by technology even impact those who are creating them.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The administration accuses other countries of erecting unfair trade barriers to keep out American exports and using underhanded tactics to promote their own.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.—
Karsten Moran,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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