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build
noun as in physical structure, form
Strong matches
body, conformation, constitution, figure, habit, habitus, shape
verb as in construct structure
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assemble, erect, evolve, form, make, manufacture, produce, raise, reconstruct, set up
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carpenter, cast, compile, compose, contrive, engineer, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, model, prefabricate, rear, sculpture, synthesize
Weak matches
bring about, fit together, jerry-build, knock together, put together, put up, superstruct, throw together, throw up
verb as in initiate, found
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Example Sentences
As we approached the broad face of the 1930s federal building that had served as Carville’s hospital, I tried to catch my father’s eye, but I couldn’t read his face.
It took three months for them to build the first iteration of what is now known as Cursor.
"This discovery could allow us to build fast-charging supercapacitors that store enough energy to replace batteries in many applications, and deliver it far more quickly."
"It's such a different thing from building a spreadsheet at work," he added.
"I think that was a big statement on where we are and what we're fighting for. We've come a long way, we're building on result after result and I think we showed that."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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