as in to construct
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 build
Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
As the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series With Love, Meghan prepares to premiere on March 4, excitement is building for her new venture.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
Many big tech companies have worked to scale clean electricity alongside their data centers—financing the build out of renewable energy and paying to open up dormant nuclear plants, among other things.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Never mind that the financials of his casinos did not add up—Trump flew in on helicopter, attracted crowds, hosted boxing matches and built big.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025
As the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series With Love, Meghan prepares to premiere on March 4, excitement is building for her new venture.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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The masses love Yeti tumblers for their superb insulation, kitchen-grade stainless steel build, spill-proof design, and unbeatable sleekness.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
Many big tech companies have worked to scale clean electricity alongside their data centers—financing the build out of renewable energy and paying to open up dormant nuclear plants, among other things.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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The ancient basilica, constructed between 78 and 84 A.D., once stood at the heart of the city, which was known at the time as Londinium, according to The Associated Press.—
Sophia Compton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Between 1631 and 1648, thousands of master artisans, painters, calligraphers, and masons from across Asia were brought to Agra to construct and embellish the 42-acre complex.—
Gulnaz Khan,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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One of the biggest differences from the game, which fans will no doubt point out, is Abby’s physique.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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These days, the 53-year-old Jamaican-American model chooses to lay low, but fans can follow him and his picture-perfect physique on Instagram and other platforms.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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The delivery company assembles the Avengers of mascots — including Mr. Clean, The Energizer Bunny, The Green Giant, The Man Your Man Could Smell Like and the Kool-Aid Man — for their first-ever Game Day ad.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
9 Feb. 2025
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McCarthy’s office had hired two newspapermen from the Washington Times-Herald to assemble the speech text for him.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Retail corridors in Fulton Market, Wicker Park and Bucktown are in good shape.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The precise calibration of branch diameter leads to a hallmark of fractal shapes called scale invariance.—
Mitchell Newberry,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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The conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that the technology for making faces seem fully human is five years away.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Harris said that his bill would make it so that those convicted of a crime in a foreign country would be prohibited from gaining asylum.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The four-quel is on track to make $80 million to $85 million over the traditional weekend and $90 million to $95 million with the extra-long President’s Day frame.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Huo concludes with a suitably epic frame that, like the film, is both familial and effortlessly historical in scope.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the film, Elizabeth Sparkle (Moore) uses The Substance to create a younger counterpart, Sue (Qualley).—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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To keep those viewers transfixed, brands will try to use humor, emotion or a famous actor to create a cultural moment that a mass audience can engage with collectively.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Globally, nearly 400 million have some form of vaccination against HPV, Merck said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the age of Autotune and AI, most forms of electronic media have become at least a little bit artificial.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/build. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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