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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
At least two memorials have been erected in Williams’ honor, including one at the site of the crash and another at her school.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
The statue, which includes a Banksy signature on its base, was erected overnight on Wednesday.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
This includes more than 1,200 camps erected by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang province as part of an expansive policy of discrimination against the Uyghur population there.
—Alex Braithwaite, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
By Thursday afternoon, London authorities had erected barriers around the statue.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
In addition to the locals, people from all over Bavaria and beyond flocked to the small village of about 4,500 residents on Friday to watch the Maypole being erected — a custom that has been observed for centuries and is deeply rooted in Bavarian folklore.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
The sculpture appeared to have been erected in the early hours of Wednesday on a plinth on a traffic island in Waterloo Place, near Buckingham Palace.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Amid the final touches and upgrades being made to the Doral property ahead of Thursday's opening round, a statue was erected on the grounds.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Pro-Palestinian students have erected an encampment at Occidental College and are demanding that the school’s Board of Trustees divest from any financial ties with Israel, weapons manufacturing and private prisons.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
The statue, which includes a Banksy signature on its base, was erected overnight on Wednesday.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
This includes more than 1,200 camps erected by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang province as part of an expansive policy of discrimination against the Uyghur population there.
—Alex Braithwaite, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
By Thursday afternoon, London authorities had erected barriers around the statue.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
In addition to the locals, people from all over Bavaria and beyond flocked to the small village of about 4,500 residents on Friday to watch the Maypole being erected — a custom that has been observed for centuries and is deeply rooted in Bavarian folklore.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
The sculpture appeared to have been erected in the early hours of Wednesday on a plinth on a traffic island in Waterloo Place, near Buckingham Palace.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Amid the final touches and upgrades being made to the Doral property ahead of Thursday's opening round, a statue was erected on the grounds.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Pro-Palestinian students have erected an encampment at Occidental College and are demanding that the school’s Board of Trustees divest from any financial ties with Israel, weapons manufacturing and private prisons.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erected
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Any Avs postseason game refereed by Kelly Sutherland automatically starts with one eyebrow raised.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Uhrman, who raised two children while building a successful career as a media and entertainment executive, speaks from experience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The batteries inside utility-scale storage facilities are built to far stricter standards, sited under the most rigorous fire code in the country, and monitored 24/7.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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In our case, the water tank for the toilet flush was built into this metal support frame.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Bost and her husband are raising two daughters in Calhoun, the same small river town dominated by the region’s multibillion-dollar carpet industry where she was reared.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The massive horse – the biggest in the race – reared up as he was being led to the starting gate and flipped over backward, tossing his jockey Alex Achard to the ground.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Then with five seconds to go before intermission, Watts found the back of the net as Notre Dame constructed an 8-7 lead at the break.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The venue was a casually magnificent stone building, constructed in the fifteenth century as a Dominican convent, on a promontory overlooking a sparkling bay.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Traffic was closed to vehicles all around the church, and a Chicago Fire Department engine hoisted a giant American flag just outside the church.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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With a burgeoning fanbase that stretched far beyond the South, the Braves turned into a World Series mainstay during the 1990s, and Turner finally hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy in 1995 before selling the franchise the next year.—
R.J. Rico,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Instead, Feldman has assembled a demanding lineup that will require the Playhouse to operate on a larger scale than ever before.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Then four kills from Fuerbringer, blocks from Miles Crotty and Colby Grahm and a kill from Crotty lifted Mira Costa to a 19-10 lead.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The sewage would then be ground up by a pump inside the sump and lifted up 8 feet or so to dump into the elevated building drain.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The results of that inquiry have never been made public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Erected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erected. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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