BUILDING BLOCK Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

building block

noun

Definition of building block

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 Assembling two dozen worthy building blocks is a mighty tall task, especially for a team starting with just a handful. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 The building blocks of Ray’s crimes—compulsiveness, transgressiveness, poor boundaries—were there from early adulthood. — Adeline Goss, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Indexes swung lower after companies selling computer chips, memory and other building blocks of the AI boom broke from early gains to losses. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for building block

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Noun

That’s the understatement of the day from a Neighborhood Planning Unit member talking about the Formula 1 racing event that will be held on the streets of Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood this Saturday.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
There are normally no checks at borders between members of the EU’s internal Schengen Area, though they can be introduced for a limited time in exceptional circumstances.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of member

Noun

Legislators and industry lobbyists alike are seeing that preemption is a losing issue among voters, making preemption one of the most difficult components of a federal AI package to pass.

— Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Repacking atoms To see how different a material can look and feel depending on how its atoms are packed, think about the element carbon, one of Earth’s most common elements and an important component of all living organisms.

— Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of component

Noun

The introduction of liquid glass has led to larger, more graphical elements that have taken over in terms of clarity and ease of use.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
To explain its results, RealorRender identifies the suspicious regions of images as heatmaps (grids of colored squares indicating intensity, as with topographical maps) and segments of contiguous image elements.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026