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as in raised
to fix in an upright position
the tribes of the Pacific Northwest erected totem poles in front of their dwellings
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as in built
to form by putting together parts or materials
we'd better erect some sort of shelter before these woods are in total darkness
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Recent Examples of erected
In Florida alone, he was transferred about a dozen times to various immigration detention centers, including Alligator Alcatraz, hastily erected last summer by the DeSantis administration in the middle of the Everglades.
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Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
In 2014, Bolsonaro, then just a congressman, spit on a bust of Paiva erected to honor his memory during the coup’s 50th anniversary in Congress.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Three ladders were erected, and firefighters were seen on the roof of the home.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
But images from 2016 revealed that a fence had been erected to separate the school from the rest of the base, and that a separate entrance to the school had been built.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
On Friday night, three people were taken into custody amid a clash between pro-Iranian regime demonstrators, who erected a shrine to the slain Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, and anti-Khamenei protesters at Washington Square Park.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Steps from the Capitol’s West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Be sure to visit the iconic Biloxi Lighthouse, which was erected in 1848.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
In 2014, Bolsonaro, then just a congressman, spit on a bust of Paiva erected to honor his memory during the coup’s 50th anniversary in Congress.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Three ladders were erected, and firefighters were seen on the roof of the home.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
But images from 2016 revealed that a fence had been erected to separate the school from the rest of the base, and that a separate entrance to the school had been built.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
On Friday night, three people were taken into custody amid a clash between pro-Iranian regime demonstrators, who erected a shrine to the slain Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, and anti-Khamenei protesters at Washington Square Park.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Steps from the Capitol’s West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Be sure to visit the iconic Biloxi Lighthouse, which was erected in 1848.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erected
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The family soon moved to the Southern California city of El Monte, where Joe McDonald was raised.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gardner, who was born and raised in Detroit, totaled four points, five rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes against his hometown team.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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With Xi’s approval, momentum built quickly.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Trump was, by now, back in office, and the issue of CNN again reared its ugly head.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now, for the first time in nearly 200 years, tortoises with Floreana ancestry have returned to Floreana Island, following the release last week of 158 individuals reared in a special captive breeding program.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead, it was constructed with the president’s own hands, on the day the court offered him the tools to dismantle it.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Project Cardinal, which already secured preliminary approval from the city in November, would be made up of 14 buildings, Olson said, with one to two buildings constructed per year as the campus is built out.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The hikers were eventually hoisted to safety.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Huskies last hoisted a trophy at Madison Square Garden as dual champions in 2023-24 before going on to win their second national title under coach Dan Hurley.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the festival, which kicks off Thursday, the De Los team has assembled a list of acts that have caught our attention.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Summit found a willing partner in the city of Centennial for its training facility and for the temporary stadium, the parts of which were shipped from China and are being assembled on the site.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pirovano's 100 race points lifted her atop the downhill standings, 36 ahead of Vonn who was pursuing a remarkable ninth career season-long downhill title at age 41.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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More than 300 hopefuls all stretched, leaped, and lifted during the open tryouts inside Merritt Clubs Downtown Athletic Club— hoping to make the cut.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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These are signs of human and natural activity that made it into the atmosphere and were stored in ice cores.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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Photograph by Victor Llorente for The New Yorker The experimental singer-producer FKA twigs, for most of her career, has made cerebral electronic music intent on synchronizing the mind and body.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Erected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erected. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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