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
Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
And their packable, yet surprisingly spacious, totes and other bags and accessories are destined to become travel essentials, as they’re stunningly crafted and built to last.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Kids who are new to Lego will enjoy the Lego Duplo Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & Car for its large, easy-to-hold pieces, bright colors, and fun build of their favorite character.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
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Miami Dade College launched a fundraising campaign to build an endowment to help cover future maintenance and repair costs.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
And their packable, yet surprisingly spacious, totes and other bags and accessories are destined to become travel essentials, as they’re stunningly crafted and built to last.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
Analysts say the build logs and developer notes could reveal weak points in the system.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Kids who are new to Lego will enjoy the Lego Duplo Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & Car for its large, easy-to-hold pieces, bright colors, and fun build of their favorite character.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
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And, like the brand’s other hot tools, the Wave was constructed with sensors that help ensure your hair is consistently styled at 365 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that creates a lasting look with less damage to the hair.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s vote comes as San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie faces his biggest test with a controversial plan to construct taller, denser buildings with tens of thousands of new housing units, which San Francisco very much needs.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kids can develop an unhealthy focus on protein with the desire to achieve a certain physique.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
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That is how Elia chances upon Claudia, a personal trainer with the cult of physique but clearly not of mind…In Italian with English subtitles.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Photos from the vigil showed supporters assembling around images of the conservative activist, surrounded by candles and other tributes.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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But another medieval shape-loving star is Sydney Sweeney, a friend of Sánchez-Bezos and one of her many celebrity wedding guests.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Labubu keychains everyone is obsessed with are furry and come in different colors, shapes and sizes.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That irritation makes the airway more twitchy, more inflamed and prone to narrow.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Those glasses are designed around Oakley's Sphaera lineup and feature a camera at the center of the frame.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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For video chats, a low-latency Super Resolution filter, temporal noise filtering, and frame interpolation can improve video quality and smooth a low-frame-rate video chat.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Turns out Stephano was pondering beltmaking too, leading the two to partner on a new business venture creating small-batch leather pieces and metal accessories.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The collection features approximately 350 works created in Cuba from the revolution through the 2000s.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rocket is far superior in terms of availability, though, with loans and some form of online closing available in all 50 states.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek contacted the four Republican congressmen for comment via contact form on their websites on Thursday outside of regular working hours.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/build. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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