built up 1 of 2

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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built-up

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adjective

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Recent Examples of built-up
Adjective
It was just really built up energy. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 Manager Craig Counsell expects Soroka to be built up to multi-inning usage before he’s activated. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 New land is also being constructed at three features that were built up in earlier rounds of reclamation – Amboyna Cay, Grierson Reef and West Reef – the AMTI report said. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025 After surging to the top of the National League East division, the Phillies built up a considerable lead over the Mets. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 For decades, Laney College and Merritt College have built up distinct brands on opposite sides of town, offering their own slices of higher education but often vying for the same students — and even fielding competing basketball teams. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025 The trio has built up relationships with top contacts across the film, design, photography, fashion, production and music spaces who will be tapped into when curating bespoke and tailored teams for each project; collaboration is at the core of the creative studio ethos. Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025 Rogers said just 10 years ago the land was pastures, and investments from the city of Springdale built up the infrastructure to allow for a project like this to be completed. Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2025 That is, an excess amount of the element bromine had built up in his body. Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for built-up
Verb
  • That Carroll took such umbrage only increased Harbaugh’s smile, making for a better story.
    Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Plenty of timepiece brands increased their prices, too, in response to those initial tariff figures back in April, according to Hodinkee.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Heading into Tuesday’s report, Oracle shares were up 46% for the year, while the Nasdaq had gained 13%.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The case gained widespread attention after the Charlotte Area Transit System released video footage of the killing over the weekend.
    Adeola Adeosun Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Software-defined The Neue Klasse is a clean-sheet design, and BMW has used this as an opportunity to clear out the legacy cruft that has accumulated over the years.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • By the end, Sabalenka had accumulated more than twice as many winners as Pegula, 43-21.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Holland and Marek Epstein’s screenplay breathlessly regurgitates an aggregated fact sheet of Kafka’s life.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Currently, airlines claim AI is used with aggregated data, not personalized information, to streamline pricing analysis.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Despite a curfew announced by authorities, anger erupted as the death toll rose.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The share of respondents indicating that foreign and local companies were treated equally rose by 5 percentage points to 37%.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The independent brand picked up momentum in secondary channels in May, when turnover rose to 36 percent and accelerated further in June, peaking at 43 percent.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, Borenstein has accelerated the brand’s progress toward its sustainability commitments, including climate-positive by 2025 and a new commitment to be fully circular by 2030.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Built-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/built-up. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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