Thesaurus results for BUILDUPS

buildups

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plural of buildup

as in promotions

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Since retaking the pitch in 2018-19, Belenenses has clawed its way back to relevance, winning five consecutive promotions.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
After years grinding on the independent circuit, competing across multiple promotions and even landing in WWE, the beloved wrestling stalwart found a home in All Elite Wrestling.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of promotions

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Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Forward Majority’s ask for a final $2-5 million to avoid being outspent came after Republican donors to the party’s other PACs funded the key GOP state legislative campaigns.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of campaigns

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Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon and independent progressive Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders countered the recent onslaught of campaign advertisements against her in a double-header rally in Gainesville Sunday.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
However, TikTok and X have refused to change their stance, and neither platform has allowed paid advertisements for the film.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of advertisements

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That figure includes broad investment announcements, nonbinding trade goals and commitments secured during the Biden administration.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Shoppers can check the company's store-opening announcements for updates as more locations receive opening dates.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of announcements

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In practice, that’s resulted in an evolving wealth of SKUs across bags, footwear, and ready-to-wear, comprising new releases and updates on brand heroes.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Another noticeable shift has been to steer financial resources away from smaller studios toward those that make Xbox’s most iconic franchises, with the goal of more frequent major releases.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of releases

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Earlier this year, France Télévisions struck a deal to bring about 20,000 hours of content a year to YouTube, including national and local news bulletins plus its flagship current-affairs and investigative magazines.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Also on Wednesday, the BBC Sport unit told employees about plans to make redundancies and cut sports bulletins on its news channel.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulletins

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