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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2
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
At the same time, Anthropic and Amodei may now have a bully pulpit to push their agenda for erecting sturdier guardrails around how AI operates.
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Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
—Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
—Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The state approved a nearly $16 million funding for renovations, which included building temporary housing for staff, erecting recreation fencing to ensure that ICE detainees are separated from state prisoners, buying equipment and desks for ICE offices, and purchasing vans and buses.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
High up in his yard, King returned fire by erecting stadium lights that flooded the man’s house with bright beams.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
In a completely different approach, Meta has started erecting tent-like structures to house servers to get their data centers online faster.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 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
Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
—Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
—Darius Tahir, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The state approved a nearly $16 million funding for renovations, which included building temporary housing for staff, erecting recreation fencing to ensure that ICE detainees are separated from state prisoners, buying equipment and desks for ICE offices, and purchasing vans and buses.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.
—Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
High up in his yard, King returned fire by erecting stadium lights that flooded the man’s house with bright beams.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
In a completely different approach, Meta has started erecting tent-like structures to house servers to get their data centers online faster.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erecting
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While more than one-third of that backlog is now being released, a handful of states — including California, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado — are being left out, raising new concerns that the administration is playing politics with critical emergency assistance, the sources said.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Claire Egan is opening up about some sobering health news in hopes of raising awareness.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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As soon as the telescope began observations, the team started constructing a static reference image of the entire sky in impeccable detail.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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The enviable problem in constructing their roster is that the Padres have multiple other viable candidates to log relief innings.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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When Prince was born in 1958, mid-twentieth-century America’s expectations that women set aside their ambitions and personal wants to raise children bore down hard on Mattie, who became responsible for rearing Prince and Tyka.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The team gathered data from the dummy eggs to anticipate challenges any pair of penguins might face in rearing their own chicks in the habitat.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Brave new world The capital strategy underscores how these companies are building with global markets in mind from day one.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Alongside a downtown public affairs college and an AI policy center, Sacramento State is contemplating building housing, hotels and a performing arts venue with capacity for smaller-scale sporting events.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the end, the proposal backfired, as residents who harbored little interest in black flags began hoisting them as an assertion of their freedom of speech.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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In that vein, the studio notes that Prestige University has already used the roofscape to host lectures, games, and a flag hoisting on India's Independence Day.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing Eliot Wolf is paid to do that’s more important than assembling a roster capable of winning the Super Bowl.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Intel is now assembling its own graphics card, Tan said at a Cisco event earlier this month.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kawhi Leonard paced the Clippers’ dominant performance with 23 points, lifting Los Angeles past the Pelicans 137-117 to end a three-game slide.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Temperatures will warm into the 40s and 50s slowly through midweek with the jet stream lifting farther north.—
Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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In June, his twin sons transferred to his alma mater from a Detroit prep school with hopes of making their papa proud and lifting the town’s spirit.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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But, since staying cozy is key for making it through long travel days, the Trendy Queen 2-piece Matching Lounge Set is an excellent alternative that’s more form-fitting without feeling restrictive.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Erecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erecting. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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