buildings

noun

plural of building
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 Additional buildings were added in 2017 when the property opened as a hotel, then named Las Alcobas Napa Valley. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026 Inside those buildings, which total half a million square feet together, is a massive construction project that’s still in progress. — John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 This was largely the work of Nusra and ISIS fighters, who packed trucks full of explosives and drove them into walls, checkpoints, and buildings at the perimeter of the base. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Members of Kansas City’s dangerous buildings team and city planning department were called to the scene. — Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 For example, metal sheets allow heat to travel through very easily, while foam for insulating buildings is great at slowing down heat transfer through walls. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026 Karp also expects to see offices, labs and hotels, as well as apartment and condo buildings, develop around the campus. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The most recent sale, announced Monday, includes the two buildings that make up the 1,940-bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center and the 704-bed Desert View Annex. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buildings
  1. structures
  2. houses
  3. edifices
Noun
  • For the regional stage, meaning the cancer has spread to nearby structures or lymph nodes, the 5-year relative survival rate is 40%.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Vibrations merge into rhythm The experimental material combines elastic structures, sensors, electronics and actuators.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • The hotel has a total of 59 rooms and suites, residences, villas, and houses for guests to choose from, including a few options in the original farmhouse, or stancija.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The king tides came knocking Then, in August, came the first big king tide that sent punishing waves slamming into houses along the boardwalk.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Tea & Coffee Piazza was essentially architecture in miniature, translating the vocabulary of buildings into household objects that echoed the postmodern edifices it was so obviously bought for.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Neighborhoods have sprung back to life thanks to new ferry services; long-derelict edifices are being renovated, including the 1888 Custom House, which is opening this year as a hotel, The Langham; and there are plans for a pedestrian bridge.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of edifices

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“Buildings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buildings. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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