1
as in raising
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 constructing
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 erecting
In a completely different approach, Meta has started erecting tent-like structures to house servers to get their data centers online faster.
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
In a flurry of recent activity, the city has been installing payment kiosks, erecting informational signs, compiling the license plate numbers of park volunteers and establishing a website for frequent-user permits and city-resident discounts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The votes exist to pass it in the Senate absent procedural hurdles that John Thune is erecting, because Republicans apparently have no interest in protecting the health care of everyday Americans.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
And yet, developers are erecting buildings with thousands of soon-to-come apartments filled with amenities.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
Cyclorama and Spring Palace exhibition hall draw tourists City fathers were convinced of the synergy between the Spring Palace and the cyclorama, erecting a bridge over Jennings Avenue from the western entrance of the Spring Palace to the door of the cyclorama.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Many cities in America made the dubious decision during the 20th century of erecting freeways that bisect cities, further reducing space designed for pedestrians.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
And erecting billions of dollars of real estate in harm’s way ultimately costs all of us.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
China, for political reasons, is fast erecting barriers.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
In a flurry of recent activity, the city has been installing payment kiosks, erecting informational signs, compiling the license plate numbers of park volunteers and establishing a website for frequent-user permits and city-resident discounts.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The votes exist to pass it in the Senate absent procedural hurdles that John Thune is erecting, because Republicans apparently have no interest in protecting the health care of everyday Americans.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
And yet, developers are erecting buildings with thousands of soon-to-come apartments filled with amenities.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2025
Cyclorama and Spring Palace exhibition hall draw tourists City fathers were convinced of the synergy between the Spring Palace and the cyclorama, erecting a bridge over Jennings Avenue from the western entrance of the Spring Palace to the door of the cyclorama.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Many cities in America made the dubious decision during the 20th century of erecting freeways that bisect cities, further reducing space designed for pedestrians.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
And erecting billions of dollars of real estate in harm’s way ultimately costs all of us.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
China, for political reasons, is fast erecting barriers.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erecting
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At the same time, venture capital money poured into AI startups with many raising funds at high valuations and little product.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Type One is also in the midst of raising a $250 million Series B at a $900 million pre-money valuation, according to sources and later confirmed by the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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Monument Health plans to use the bond proceeds for acquiring, constructing, renovating, expanding and equipping various health care facilities in the Black Hills region, according to a public notice of the bonding package.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is constructing its athletic roster for 2026.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the series, Drescher played Nanny Fine, a super stylish, fierce woman from Queens, New York tasked with rearing three Upper East Side kids.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sturgeon management The sturgeon population has increased in the past 20 years due to rearing and stocking efforts, research and protection of spawning adults, according to the DNR.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lightning had grown from building a popular open source tool PyTorch Lightning, which helps researchers manage machine learning, to bundling software to help corporates like German chip company Infineon and advertising agency Monks manage building and tweaking large language models.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Crystal Cave is not a cave in the traditional sense, but rather the interior of the world's largest geode, discovered in 1897 by workers who were building a well.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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The helicopter crew went on to rescue the man by hoisting him up from the rocks and pulling him up into the aircraft to safety.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The demonstrator climbed the front of the embassy building in Kensington before ripping down the regime’s flag and hoisting the historic symbol associated with Iran’s monarchy prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution as a large crowd of anti-regime protesters cheered.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Whereas Herbert is 0-2 in Chargers postseason games, Maye is making his first postseason appearance for the New England Patriots after assembling a most valuable player-caliber season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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To suppress Americans peacefully assembling to protest his policies?—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, in first (partial) year in his new no-heavy-lifting sinecure, Lowy pocketed $351,050.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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With the shot clock running down, Lopez swung the ball back to the other side, with Sanders waiting to retrieve it after lifting from the corner.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Garcia was last seen making a purchase at a local grocery store — identified by CBS affiliate KREM as a Rosauer's — in the evening hours of July 6, 2016, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Barra says the focus now is on making cars more affordable, incorporating artificial intelligence and new technology like Google Gemini to make the vehicles safer and appealing to the consumer.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Erecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erecting. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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