as in structure
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity
English class will be in that big stone building over there
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as in constructing
to form by putting together parts or materials
he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit
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Recent Examples of building
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Removal of dangerous buildings.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
In its early years, the City Council focused on what Budge described as cleaning up Rancho Cordova’s image and building the structure of a new local government.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The next day, FBI agents went to Holmes’ condo on the 43rd floor of a high-rise building on McClurg Court and left a contact card, according to the complaint.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Removal of dangerous buildings.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Taking on work beyond your formal role and building new capabilities often prepares you for future opportunities ‒ sometimes inside your organization, sometimes elsewhere.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
In its early years, the City Council focused on what Budge described as cleaning up Rancho Cordova’s image and building the structure of a new local government.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building
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The 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a felony charge of causing a fire to a structure or forest land, according to a news release from the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The team focused on materials that form layered, or lamellar, structures, which provide a clearer view of how ions move.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The company is spending about $200 billion on its domestic expansion, which includes constructing two chip-making factories at its headquarters campus in Southeast Boise, building up to four fabs in New York state, and modernizing its existing fab in Virginia.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Microsoft is constructing models for generating source code, images and audio, and for reasoning, which produces answers that people can find more thoughtful but requires more time, Suleyman said.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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For ‘creamy layer casting’ — the very top roles — it’s all done by the production houses.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As for what happens next, the hundreds of audition tapes are sent off to CBS producers who will decide who gets into the house.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Athletics are assembling an interesting young core but don’t look ready for prime time yet, and the Los Angeles Angels look destined for another rough year.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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In charge is Eva Stratt (Sandra Hüller), a stern German tactician who is tasked with assembling a global coalition to handle the astrophage problem.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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One flirts and drinks and dallies and dances; the other is part child, part monk, his mantel packed with icons and crucifixes, his inner landscape a kind of mental Sagrada FamÃlia — a weird and extraordinary edifice constructed around the rigors and promises of Christianity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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By packing the 20-year-old arena to the tune of 19,478 against the Heat, the Hornets tied the franchise’s single-season record for sellouts at the edifice at the corner of Trade and Caldwell with 16.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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My mom’s team had at least given me a heftier brochure featuring tasteful photographs of lilacs; this one was literally stapled together, with cartoonish drawings like the ones on airplane safety cards that show your aircraft making a pleasant water landing.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Psychological readiness is an important factor in safe return to play and reinjury risk, making gradual exposure through both imagery and real-world practice, along with open discussion and validation of fear, essential parts of recovery.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Besides commercial success, Bollywood has enormous cultural clout, shaping social norms, defining pop cultures and creating stars revered not only India but in the diaspora worldwide.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The cameras behind the License Plate Reader system build data profiles on all of our driving patterns, creating dozens of location data points for each unique license plate daily.—
Jennifer Piper,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Had action been deferred, Iran’s rapidly increasing ballistic missile would have soon reached the point of immunity — erecting a shield of threatened destruction behind which the mullah’s nuclear program could be rebuilt.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The group is also said to be digging tunnels, building bunkers, and erecting barriers and other defensive structures in case of an attack by the United States and Israel.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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