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- a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed
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erect
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of erect (Entry 2 of 2)
- the tribes of the Pacific Northwest erected totem poles in front of their dwellings
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- we'd better erect some sort of shelter before these woods are in total darkness
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- reassemble,
- rebuild,
- reconstruct,
- redevelop,
- reedify
- [British],
- retrofit
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“Erect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erect. Accessed 25 May. 2022.
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