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as in craftsmen
a person or company that builds or repairs things (such as houses or ships)
They hired a team of builders to carry out the renovation.
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as in designers
a person or organization that creates something (such as a business)
He was one of the great empire builders of the 20th century.
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Recent Examples of builders
The coalition represents large importers that compete with Cambria, as well as small businesses like Keck's and home builders that buy quartz.
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Maria Aspan, NPR, 17 May 2026
Demna, one of luxury fashion’s ultimate brand builders, has now clearly defined what his Gucci is all about.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
Bianco wants to get rid of (not reform) the California Environmental Quality Act — dreaded by builders everywhere — and abolish the California Coastal Commission, which for 54 years has ensured public access to beaches that otherwise would have been blocked by private development.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Redesigning engines for 2027 will mean an extra cost consideration for the five engine builders (Audi, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes and Red Bull-Ford).
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 May 2026
San Diego is a rare example of a nearby metropolis that has been able to convince more builders to build more.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Faced with that uncertainty, builders moved away from condos and toward apartments built to rent.
—Patricia Lock Dawson, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Professional builders will also compete for awards based on craftsmanship and design judged by 20 industry professionals.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Rather, builders depend on the sharp, angular grains found in riverbeds and alluvial deposits.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Maria Aspan, NPR, 17 May 2026
Demna, one of luxury fashion’s ultimate brand builders, has now clearly defined what his Gucci is all about.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
Bianco wants to get rid of (not reform) the California Environmental Quality Act — dreaded by builders everywhere — and abolish the California Coastal Commission, which for 54 years has ensured public access to beaches that otherwise would have been blocked by private development.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Redesigning engines for 2027 will mean an extra cost consideration for the five engine builders (Audi, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes and Red Bull-Ford).
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 May 2026
San Diego is a rare example of a nearby metropolis that has been able to convince more builders to build more.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Faced with that uncertainty, builders moved away from condos and toward apartments built to rent.
—Patricia Lock Dawson, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Professional builders will also compete for awards based on craftsmanship and design judged by 20 industry professionals.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Rather, builders depend on the sharp, angular grains found in riverbeds and alluvial deposits.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for builders
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Nearly 500 years before, a Franciscan friar arrived in what is now the state of Jalisco carrying a 13-inch icon of the Virgin Mary that had been molded by Indigenous craftsmen from a paste of corn pith and orchid bulbs.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Furniture and art is sourced from local craftsmen.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The place is a sound-effects recording studio, with three sound designers creating and dubbing aural effects — footsteps on a sandy beach, flapping bird wings — onto pieces of film footage.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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The show took place on a particularly windy day at Magnum Beach (Palais Stéphanie on the Croisette), where the runway was filled with models decked out in designs inspired by Magnum flavors and created by eight designers hand-picked by Roach.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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That could make the technology more attractive for architects and developers looking to add renewable energy systems without changing a building’s appearance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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It was designed by architects at TESSERE and built by JE Dunn Construction.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Most founders built their identities around judgment, the ability to read a situation, weigh tradeoffs, and act.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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This new magnesium foam is a dream come true for aerospace and automotive engineers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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How are scientists and engineers reacting?—
Eric Welch,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
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YouTube partnered with French distributor MK2 for a Friday-night beach party attended by creators including Markiplier and Creator Camp founder Max Reisinger.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Softness and even open expression of feelings between fathers and sons are not part of the male Circassian factory model.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The variety of makers, dealers, and products on-hand was very much intentional.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Japanese automakers have all struggled amid powerful competition from the newer Chinese makers, now dominating Asian markets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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“Builders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builders. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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