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verb

past tense of build up
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as in accumulated
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 built-up
Adjective
The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design. — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 The area was densely built-up before the war and the enormous scale of damage means there are now huge mountains of rubble and debris everywhere. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 Playa Flamenco Located on the northern shore of Culebra, Playa Flamenco feels anything but built-up and busy despite being the island's main attraction. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025 The home’s outer structure has a flat roof frame, composed of built-up. — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 That group could factor into the team’s Game 2 plan, as well, following the Dodgers’ most built-up starting pitcher in breakout rookie Bobby Miller. — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
Verb
Abbey also has built up a substantial emergency fund, which could cover her living expenses for more than a year if necessary. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Such success follows quite naturally from the experience the company built up with the Falcon 9 (and its cousin the Falcon Heavy). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The indigenous Gurung people of Nepal have built up knowledge of safe doses over generations. — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 The superstructure has been built up to roof-level, rising up to 70 feet in some places, and has a footprint of 50,000 square feet, Fisher said. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Chinese factories have built up the capacity to produce roughly 1,200 gigawatts of solar infrastructure annually—nearly double the amount installed worldwide last year. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 But criticism of the outdoor dining arrangements built up, with detractors saying the spots were unsightly, dirty, and harboring rats. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Roughly 1 in 3 homeowners — nearly 29 million households — have built up more equity than the federal capital gains tax exclusion for single filers, $250,000, according to a 2025 analysis by the National Association of Realtors. — Annie Nova,sarah Agostino,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 At that time, brands and retailers had built up too much inventory following a surge of post-Covid demand, which slowed with the rise of inflation in 2022. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for built-up
Adjective
  • This federated learning strategy, which allows the decentralized network of AI models to learn from aggregated data, could eventually scale across entire geographic regions or countries, Hellander explained.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The aggregated effect translates to about two to three additional local patents per year in the five years following a subsidy, rising to six to nine additional patents annually in the counties with the densest concentrations of firms.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In March, officials said the number of national security cases involving activity by hostile states including Iran increased 50% in the six months to December 2025.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said a high-wind warning, wind advisory and high-surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo’s maximum sustained winds increased to near 115 mph.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In July, Anthropic described three instances where its Claude models accessed the internet during an evaluation and gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Lindvall gained experience with Ludovic de Saint Sernin and the Swedish Fashion Council; Idink worked with independent designer showrooms.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The former Michigan State stand out accumulated 70 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The companies that scale well are not the ones that never accumulated operational debt.
    — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Since opening in 2014, Abraco Campeao, or Embrace Champions, has expanded into teaching boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and capoeira, and providing educational talks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Towed behind a vehicle and expanded on-site, the tiny cabin can also be extended with additional modules to provide more space and accommodate more people.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • If enough assets exist, both the outstanding principal and any allowable accrued interest may be paid before remaining assets are distributed to heirs.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay.
    — ABC NEWS, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The water level rose and fell daily, the cycles gradually shifting over the course of the month.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The father-daughter pair embraced as Verlander started to cry, and the crowd quickly rose to their feet for a standing ovation.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Built-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/built-up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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