as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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Recent Examples of building block
The building blocks of the aesthetic—corduroys, collared shirts, blazers, polos—are styled in a fresh, ultra-layered ways for fall.
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Madeline Fass, Vogue, 31 July 2025
Superintendents like Gearing have decried the state for not increasing its basic allotment — the base level building block for the school finance system — since 2019.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Astronomers have detected precursors to the building blocks of life on the discs of V883 Orionis, a young star located 1,305 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
Animal products like fish, poultry, and meat can be good sources of collagen.
Plant foods don’t contain collagen, but can provide the amino acid building blocks and minerals and vitamins that the body needs to make collagen.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 26 July 2025
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Madeline Fass, Vogue, 31 July 2025
Superintendents like Gearing have decried the state for not increasing its basic allotment — the base level building block for the school finance system — since 2019.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Astronomers have detected precursors to the building blocks of life on the discs of V883 Orionis, a young star located 1,305 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
Animal products like fish, poultry, and meat can be good sources of collagen.
Plant foods don’t contain collagen, but can provide the amino acid building blocks and minerals and vitamins that the body needs to make collagen.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building block
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Advertisement Johnson became the first member of his family to attend college, and stayed at LSU for law school.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Though the feature is opt-in only and just viewable by select users, the feature has sparked concern from advocacy groups and members of Congress.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Be careful to navigate around these components and move slowly when cutting anything with a mix of hard and soft textures, Rade Vukmir, MD, professor of clinical emergency medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, tells SELF.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
5 Aug. 2025
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Eckhardt’s commentaries on God and scripture are dense and recursive, breaking ideas into component parts, placing them onto higher and lower planes, making hierarchies and triads out of them until eventually becoming something like an investigation into being and nothingness themselves.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All these factors combined pointed to one likely explanation.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Even though Singapore's inflation has recently cooled to a four-year low, the country still has one of the highest costs of living, according to multiple surveys, due to structural factors like expensive housing and import costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Creating Demi was not as simple as halving each element.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, cooking methods like baking, boiling, and mashing don’t usually add these elements.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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With just a few ingredients, this casserole comes together easily.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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The tonic, which is also available in capsule form, is sold at many gas stations and retailers across the U.S. Its ingredients include kava extract, which the company says promotes relaxation and lifts mood, and kratom leaf, which is said to enhance energy and focus.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building%20block. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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