as in structures
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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Recent Examples of buildings
Crews & Associates will be a tenant in one of three buildings on the property.
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Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
On Academy Street, taken over by Dominicans, the Fourth translated into a jubilant handful of families and neighbors on each stretch of sidewalk, with speakers, folding chairs, and beer bottles at the foot of stern buildings.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Some factories are tucked into cities, next to residential buildings and restaurants.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Its downtown has more shuttered and falling-apart buildings than usable ones.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The tall high-rise buildings not demolished in Gaza City are seen in the far distance.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
These colorful, geometric paintings are similar to murals, but instead of adorning urban buildings, the blocks are more of a rural sighting, typically taking residence on barns and sheds.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The Field Building, located at 135 South LaSalle Street, is among six buildings in the Loop being revived through the city’s Tax Increment Financing grants.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
What gave me the crazy idea to stand at the bar, listening to that woman being praised for her stupid f---ing commitment to New York City and her ugly f---ing buildings?
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
On Academy Street, taken over by Dominicans, the Fourth translated into a jubilant handful of families and neighbors on each stretch of sidewalk, with speakers, folding chairs, and beer bottles at the foot of stern buildings.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Some factories are tucked into cities, next to residential buildings and restaurants.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Its downtown has more shuttered and falling-apart buildings than usable ones.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The tall high-rise buildings not demolished in Gaza City are seen in the far distance.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
These colorful, geometric paintings are similar to murals, but instead of adorning urban buildings, the blocks are more of a rural sighting, typically taking residence on barns and sheds.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
The Field Building, located at 135 South LaSalle Street, is among six buildings in the Loop being revived through the city’s Tax Increment Financing grants.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
What gave me the crazy idea to stand at the bar, listening to that woman being praised for her stupid f---ing commitment to New York City and her ugly f---ing buildings?
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buildings
Noun
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Though so many structures in Altadena may be gone, the bonds between its people have only gotten stronger since the tragedy.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Namely, going after the drug traffickers themselves by raiding Mexican cartel trap houses and robbing their mules, using equipment borrowed from their parents including night-vision goggles and beanbag shotguns.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Wiener’s bill, SB 607, would require a two-thirds vote in both houses of the Legislature and then voter approval.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The three connected edifices form a delightful maze of spaces, with stairways and corridors linking the buildings, and six different elevators serving the six floors.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Buildings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buildings. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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