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building up

adjective as in increasing

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But it is a challenge that we should be building up to ultimately doing.

Russia is rapidly building up its military forces in the Arctic in an effort to secure its claims in the frigid region.

But Tesla has spent years and vast sums of money building up a solid brand image and market position.

We also need, in incremental and experimental ways, to keep building up a real politics of climate change.

This decreases the need for oxygen and prevents waste from building up from within the cell.

After the death of Édouard Manet, she devoted herself to building up an appreciation of his work in the public mind.

So, wisely, he kept on building up in a small way, while waiting for bigger things to develop.

And if you knew the mystery of the building up—why, the growth of an unborn child is more wonderful than you can conceive.

Those who are building up their working library will find this book a welcome addition.

A fourth method of building up a paragraph from a topic-sentence consists in telling what it is not; that is, giving the obverse.

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On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to build up, such as: add to, boost, develop, enhance, expand, and fortify.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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