builds up

present tense third-person singular of build up
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as in accumulates
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass evidence that the toxic chemical builds up in the bloodstream to unhealthy levels

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Recent Examples of builds up This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025 Leonnig will serve as MSNBC’s senior investigative correspondent as the network builds up its news division in advance of its split from Comcast and sister network NBC News. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builds up
Verb
  • But Musk would get those shares only if the value of Tesla stock increases significantly in coming years.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But sending soldiers who are not well versed in policing increases the likelihood of mistakes.
    Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump family gains $5 billion from crypto ventures On paper, the Trumps are holding $5 billion in digital assets after their token, WLFI, was made available for trading on the open market.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No emotional transportation, no empathy gains.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Radiation accumulates when minerals are buried and is released when exposed to light.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Misinformation accumulates with each share, retweet, and repost, acquiring additional layers of lies, disinformation, and prejudice.
    Joelle Renstrom August 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now, even if the AL and NL were to stay, realignment is going to have to happen anyway once MLB expands to 32 teams.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The film expands on the novel Stabat Mater by Tiziano Scarpa, which in turn is based on the real life of Vivaldi who was a Roman Catholic priest and taught at the Ospedale della Pietà for almost 30 years.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Buy before his price rises multiple rounds.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This consistent, on-demand support enhances employee satisfaction and accelerates return-to-work rates.
    Anant Agarwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe a romance accelerates or ends suddenly.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Each October, when the river swells with rainwater, workers pause, move their tools and wares away, and only return once the waters recede.
    Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The difference between a story that swells into something bigger than the writer or collapses when the pen is no longer in their hand.
    Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An extension of the Black Hole, Raider Nation gathers at this spot and turns it into a football frenzy on Sundays, or whenever the Raiders suit up.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The information TransUnion gathers is compiled into individual credit reports, which lenders, landlords and other parties use to assess a person’s creditworthiness and associated risk.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Builds up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builds%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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