as in constructs
to form by putting together parts or materials
he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit
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as in shapes
the type of body that a person has
has a slender build
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Recent Examples of builds
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Colorado is heading into an active stretch of weather, with severe storms possible across the Front Range and Eastern Plains before heat and fire danger builds this weekend.
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Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Peregrine doesn’t use facial recognition, doesn’t create or collect new data, and builds active flagging mechanisms, not passive ones, when data is misused.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Season 2 builds to a climax where Martian attempts to prove his loyalty.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 June 2026
Heat builds alongside storms While storms move across the country, a major heat wave is also expanding in the South and West.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Every interaction either builds confidence or weakens it.
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Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
With leather builds typical for the Air Force 1 model, each pair is unique in its leather flower cut-out detailing seen around the heel counter.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
Lead with calm certainty, and give yourself wiggle room while momentum builds.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
However, Craft House tailors its builds to suit owners' needs and there are lots of options available, including customizing its layout, selecting the building materials used, and even choosing full off-grid operation.
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Adam Williams
june 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Ahead, find 14 more Lego sets on sale, including builds from Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, Minecraft, and shelf-worthy displays featuring everything from cute animals to model cars.
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Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Both prices sit on the high end of the budget-laptop range, and these models are often associated with cheap plastic builds and major concessions.
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Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Looks-wise, the Cloud showcases a modern, minimal look that’s years ahead of most other walking sneakers and running shoes’ primary colors and bulky builds.
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Oscar Hartzog,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
That sets up James, a 2025 fifth-round pick, and Black, a 2026 third-rounder, as McCaffrey’s unproven understudies who are listed with similar builds (5-foot-9, 208 pounds).
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
The company’s second product is a modular data center system, manufactured off-site and delivered as ready-to-deploy units, which Orbital says can bring high-density compute capacity online in as little as six months versus up to three years for conventional builds.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
The latest test builds of Windows 11 includes a new accessibility feature that adds a color overlay on top of your screen.
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Tom Warren,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
Verb
But this is not a production deal, or an IP deal, or a data training deal, rather A24 will have an active hand in shaping new workflows DeepMind builds with A24 and its filmmakers retaining full creative control.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Colorado is heading into an active stretch of weather, with severe storms possible across the Front Range and Eastern Plains before heat and fire danger builds this weekend.
—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Peregrine doesn’t use facial recognition, doesn’t create or collect new data, and builds active flagging mechanisms, not passive ones, when data is misused.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Season 2 builds to a climax where Martian attempts to prove his loyalty.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 June 2026
Heat builds alongside storms While storms move across the country, a major heat wave is also expanding in the South and West.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Every interaction either builds confidence or weakens it.
—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
With leather builds typical for the Air Force 1 model, each pair is unique in its leather flower cut-out detailing seen around the heel counter.
—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
Lead with calm certainty, and give yourself wiggle room while momentum builds.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Noun
All five elements, plus Prismatic, have at least one or two Artifacts that embrace their specific abilities, meaning more than ever, all types of builds are viable.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
However, Craft House tailors its builds to suit owners' needs and there are lots of options available, including customizing its layout, selecting the building materials used, and even choosing full off-grid operation.
—
Adam Williams
june 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Ahead, find 14 more Lego sets on sale, including builds from Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, Minecraft, and shelf-worthy displays featuring everything from cute animals to model cars.
—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Both prices sit on the high end of the budget-laptop range, and these models are often associated with cheap plastic builds and major concessions.
—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Looks-wise, the Cloud showcases a modern, minimal look that’s years ahead of most other walking sneakers and running shoes’ primary colors and bulky builds.
—
Oscar Hartzog,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
That sets up James, a 2025 fifth-round pick, and Black, a 2026 third-rounder, as McCaffrey’s unproven understudies who are listed with similar builds (5-foot-9, 208 pounds).
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
The company’s second product is a modular data center system, manufactured off-site and delivered as ready-to-deploy units, which Orbital says can bring high-density compute capacity online in as little as six months versus up to three years for conventional builds.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
The latest test builds of Windows 11 includes a new accessibility feature that adds a color overlay on top of your screen.
—
Tom Warren,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builds
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The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
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The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
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As for ballerina shoes, the popular footwear comes in multiple colors, shapes, and finishes.
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Without the women’s looks to distract, Abe dug deep into the ’80s preppy archive, working with Brooks Brothers and looking at the era’s classic shapes through an edgier — and less-polished ’90s lens.
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.
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Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.
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Based on those figures, Honsal said 731 dogs remain unaccounted for.
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Kids will create origami figures, write wishes on them and hang them on bamboo.
Verb
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Summerville creates chances mostly by cutting in on his preferred right foot, as shown on the dashboard, and is unafraid to pick out shots from congested central areas.
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To prevent the organs from being rejected by their new human hosts, Revivicor deactivated a gene that codes for the enzyme that creates the alpha-gal molecule.
Noun
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Suggesting that the media and fashion industries promote extremely thin female bodies and lean, muscular male physiques, the researchers concluded that has normalized unsafe body sizes.
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Then these same superhero physiques appeared in rom-coms and dramas as regular-degular guys, muscles included.
Verb
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The nearby town of Dolores makes an excellent home base.
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Hodad’s is a third-generation small business, a San Diego treasure that makes a damn good burger.
Noun
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But tools like Operator, the company’s earlier attempt at an agentic product that could access the internet and take actions on the web on a user’s behalf, like browsing sites, filling forms, and completing tasks autonomously, largely failed to take off with users.
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Hydrangeas are classic flowering shrubs that offer an array of beautiful colors, flower forms, and sizes.
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