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as in craftsman
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 designer
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 builder
Peace builders are hopeful that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will take effect.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Trade organizations representing builders, developers and building owners joined Washington Gas & Light in filing a lawsuit Monday challenging Maryland’s emissions reduction requirements for large buildings.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Leaders within these systems—be they entrepreneurs, community builders, or institutional advocates—are tasked with creating an environment where ideas don’t just survive but thrive.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
There’s no way for entrepreneurial builders to meet the city’s strong housing demand.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Trade organizations representing builders, developers and building owners joined Washington Gas & Light in filing a lawsuit Monday challenging Maryland’s emissions reduction requirements for large buildings.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Leaders within these systems—be they entrepreneurs, community builders, or institutional advocates—are tasked with creating an environment where ideas don’t just survive but thrive.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
There’s no way for entrepreneurial builders to meet the city’s strong housing demand.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for builder
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James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.—
Max Chapnick,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Science & Medicine 130,000-year-old mastodon bones could rewrite story of how humans first appeared in the Americas April 26, 2017 Originally researchers wondered if the craftsmen were working on already old fossils.—
Christina Larson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Or that costume designer Shirley Kurata doesn’t deserve 22 awards for Malkovich’s outfits alone.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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The celebrated designer — known for his maximalist Indian style — has dressed some of the biggest names across Bollywood and Hollywood, including Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez.—
Riddhi Doshi,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The venue took more than two years to develop and was the fruit of multiple iterations from interior design architects.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The 11-story library and Board of Education building, designed by Kansas City architect Edward W. Tanner in the modernist style, was hailed as a triumph of design for modern libraries when it was completed in 1960.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump commuted the sentences of all Jan. 6 defendants convicted of plotting to forcibly halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, to time served.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his fiance Lauren Sanchez made the rounds at the fundraising dinner at the National Building Museum, as did SpaceX founder Elon Musk.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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Last night on a community call, a representative of the army corps of engineers mentioned the 18 month timeline, which is what community members and the President mentioned today.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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While most speakers at the meeting supported a special election for the open seat, the council voted 3-2 Tuesday to appoint Pikus, a master engineer at Broadcom and a former member of the Poway Budget Review Committee.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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The trouble began when the OP reserved a shaded table for her elderly father, who had recently undergone surgery.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Buckley’s father, musician Tim Buckley, died of a heroin overdose when Jeff was 8, and Jeff was raised by his mother, Mary Guibert, who has been the keeper of his archive since his death.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Kenzie Elizabeth is a home and hosting content creator, podcast host, and owner of the home brand Friend of Mine.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2025
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In the documentary, SNL creator Lorne Michaels explained how the band made his radar.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fremantle, which has a majority stake in The Mole maker Eureka Productions, has struck a three-year deal with Culvenor and Franklin’s new creative venture, Eureka Studios.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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This article has been updated to reflect that Novo Nordisk is the maker of weight loss drug Wegovy, diabetes treatment Ozempic and diabetes drug Rybelsus.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Builder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builder. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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