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
According to Evers' order, the American flag and the Wisconsin state flag will fly at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
All the while, guests learn the lore of the buildings and even attempt to communicate with the spirits that haunt them.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Developers are pitching five buildings for the site, each described as two stories tall but capped at 80 feet, shorter than the 120-foot power towers already standing nearby.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond the resort’s gates, the closest town is Pointe-à-Pitre, which features a local market and vibrant street art amidst colorful, two-story colonial buildings.
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Garner declined to specify exactly which buildings the city is eyeing, but said one location is in midtown and another, apparently more favorable, option is downtown and near Willa Gill.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Walk 15 minutes northeast to Brera, one of Milan’s most picturesque neighborhoods, full of narrow streets lined with stately buildings.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Williams’ background in urban planning and ecology also equips her to help clients restore the landscapes around their buildings, turning projects into regenerative spaces rather than scars on the land.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Where To Stay in Martin County With a strict ban on buildings over four stories, the Treasure Coast curtails the kind of over development that can choke out some Florida beach towns.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
All the while, guests learn the lore of the buildings and even attempt to communicate with the spirits that haunt them.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Developers are pitching five buildings for the site, each described as two stories tall but capped at 80 feet, shorter than the 120-foot power towers already standing nearby.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond the resort’s gates, the closest town is Pointe-à-Pitre, which features a local market and vibrant street art amidst colorful, two-story colonial buildings.
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Garner declined to specify exactly which buildings the city is eyeing, but said one location is in midtown and another, apparently more favorable, option is downtown and near Willa Gill.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Walk 15 minutes northeast to Brera, one of Milan’s most picturesque neighborhoods, full of narrow streets lined with stately buildings.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Williams’ background in urban planning and ecology also equips her to help clients restore the landscapes around their buildings, turning projects into regenerative spaces rather than scars on the land.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Where To Stay in Martin County With a strict ban on buildings over four stories, the Treasure Coast curtails the kind of over development that can choke out some Florida beach towns.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buildings
Noun
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Those atoms then could bind together, just as Democritus had theorized more than 2000 years before, into the molecules and larger structures that composed our macroscopic world.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Excavations from 2006 to 2009 have identified the remains of a Byzantine church dating to the fifth century, but farther below, rock-cut structures have been dated to the period when Mary lived there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are houses with multi- generational expansions, a farm, synagogue, stone quarry, wells, crops, and livestock.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the California state government, the state houses 32 of the world's top 50 AI companies, and more than half of global venture capital funding for AI and machine learning startups went to Bay Area companies last year.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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