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erected

adjective as in stood on end

adjective as in built

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One young man was wounded and taken to hospital following clashes with the security forces who had erected barricades, AFP news agency reported.

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Citing a height discrepancy, the National Park Service removed the 12-foot statue without notice Sept. 24 — less than 24 hours after it was erected on the National Mall.

As we spoke a large inflatable dinosaur loomed over our heads, part of a bouncy castle erected for the ANO rally.

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Reporters said some of the Gen Z protesters tried to breach the security barriers police had erected around Congress.

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Formerly known as Corrections Corp. of America, CoreCivic erected the prison in California City in 1998 after the city lobbied heavily for it.

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

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