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
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Students at Lee’s Summit R-7’s Summit Technology Academy (STA) tackled the challenge of building two user-friendly apps, each designed to create a more welcoming and comfortable environment for the international guests.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
This option has a fold-up mattress that unfurls into a queen-sized bed, equipped with a six-inch mattress to elevate the low-profile build.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 May 2026
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Verb
The parking brake is also built directly into the electric motor system, removing the need for separate cables and mechanical levers.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Students at Lee’s Summit R-7’s Summit Technology Academy (STA) tackled the challenge of building two user-friendly apps, each designed to create a more welcoming and comfortable environment for the international guests.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Noun
The lightweight build helps keep things comfortable, even after hours on your feet.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2026
This option has a fold-up mattress that unfurls into a queen-sized bed, equipped with a six-inch mattress to elevate the low-profile build.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 May 2026
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Nguyen and Akhavan also worked with architects and engineers to make the necessary alternations to Canada’s permanent building in the Giardini, while protecting the tree that it is constructed around.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Large infrastructure projects like this one are complex — a two-mile bridge can’t be designed or constructed overnight.—
Katie Thomson,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Talent is not, in my mind, something that God gave you, your physique or athletic abilities.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 38-year-old Smart, whose harrowing kidnapping story captivated the nation, announced her latest endeavor on Instagram over the weekend with a photo showing off her impressive physique.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Watch the draught horses working the vines and admire the monumental sculptures the Cathiards have assembled over the years as part of an open-air art circuit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Large components could be built offsite and assembled at the plant, reducing costs and speeding up deployment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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Scientists still have much left to learn about the billions of bubble-like shapes, Helm said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Incorporate Fruit and Berry Bowls An instant way to add more shape and sculptural elements to your kitchen is through berry bowls, says interior designer Danushka Boulos.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
6 May 2026
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The first-stage booster is making its sixth trip to space and will attempt a recovery landing at Landing Zone 40 adjacent the launch pad.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Battista, who has been back for a week, is making an immediate impact.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Jokanovic had collected 14 kills by the time the third set had ended, and one of them grazed the top of two Ball State defenders’ heads before hitting the court for the set-winner in the third frame.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Goldschmidt wasn’t done there, adding an RBI single off the glove of Rengifo in the fourth frame.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Initial estimates put repair pricetag at about $400,000, leading the Riverwalk Commission and the now-defunct Exchange Club of Naperville to consider alternatives, including converting the fountain into a static art installation or creating a more natural water feature with plantings.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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But there are also many subtle gestures toward immortality, suggesting that Wilson has learned to see beyond the conditions of loss and precarity that created these families.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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With Curtis Jones soon entering the final year of his contract and facing an uncertain future, Mac Allister out of form, Wataru Endo injured and also approaching the last season of his deal, and Trey Nyoni expected to go out on loan, the need for greater competition is clear.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Given the fact that projections from the American Heart Association (AHA) show that up to 60% of American women will develop some form of heart disease by 2050, the race is on to encourage women—along with everyone else—to take active steps to reduce their cardiovascular risk.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
12 May 2026
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“Build.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/build. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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