as in standing
rising straight up
a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed
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as in to raise
to fix in an upright position
the tribes of the Pacific Northwest erected totem poles in front of their dwellings
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as in to build
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 erect
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
Plants add stunning texture and shining color to the garden with metallic, lavender-blue bracts surrounding flowers that stand erect on purple stems.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Brandon's Confederate monument was erected across from the courthouse where Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ordered his Union troops to stack their arms as a sign of military occupation of the town, according to the National Register of Historic Places.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Adjective
Cut plants back to the ground after flowering to avoid unwanted re-seeding.
Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Size: 3-6 feet tall, 2-3 feet wide
Zones: 4-8
Swamp Milkweed
The large clusters of pink or rose-purple flowers appear in summer at the tops of tall, erect stems.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
Plants add stunning texture and shining color to the garden with metallic, lavender-blue bracts surrounding flowers that stand erect on purple stems.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Verb
The girls then reportedly contacted a medium to perform a seance, which determined that the Raggedy Ann doll was inhabited by the spirit of Annabelle Higgins, a young girl who resided on the property but died at age 7, long before the current apartment block was erected.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Brandon's Confederate monument was erected across from the courthouse where Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ordered his Union troops to stack their arms as a sign of military occupation of the town, according to the National Register of Historic Places.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erect
Adjective
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Audiences responded by giving Brown a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Understudy Bella Brown reportedly stepped in for Zegler for Act 2 and received a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Funds for the Parkland Library reopening came from a mix of allocations in the city budget, federal American Rescue Plan funds and donations raised through the Library Foundation.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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The case raised major questions about the line between freedom of expression and privacy, and what is actually newsworthy.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Some tattoo artists feel like a machine doesn't belong in an industry built on human connection and trust.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Calder nodded to Red Aspen, a Boise cosmetics startup that built a new headquarters on Overland Road in 2022, and JST Manufacturing, a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, which in 2021 consolidated three sites into one near the corner of Franklin and Eagle roads on Meridian’s eastern border.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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If one looks straight downward from Scorpius one encounters the teapot shape of stars that is Sagittarius; in mid southern latitudes the teapot shape is almost vertical.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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Amazon says its facility has added 130 jobs on the Space Coast since 2024, and ULA has added to the economic impact as well by building out at second vertical integration facility at SLC 41.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Verb
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From Dawson’s Creek to Scream, Robinson was reared on writer Kevin Williamson’s dialogue, and her 2022 movie Do Revenge paid homage to canonicals ’90s films like Cruel Intentions and Clueless.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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All is well, until a crisis in Oji’s family and conflict with his mother, Eve, that her old tendencies begin to rear their head.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Depending on the species, voles construct surface or underground runways in areas with heavy ground cover.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Siberian iris is a workable substitute for upright ornamental grasses.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
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The rocket’s bottom portion, containing the main engines, returns to Earth upright, intact and ready to be deployed for other missions.—
Selam Gebrekidan,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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With a glimmer of hope, Punk was able to hoist Gunther in the air for a GTS attempt, but Gunther escaped again and hit a power bomb.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Two out-of-state hikers were hoisted to safety in a record-breaking rescue, Colorado rescuers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
31 July 2025
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“Erect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erect. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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