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Definitions

build up

VERB
amplify, advertise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to boost develop enhance expand fortify improve increase intensify promote reinforce strengthen
WEAK
extend heighten hype plug publicize puff spotlight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease diminish discourage dissuade hurt injure lessen lower subtract undermine weaken worsen
WEAK
play down

Example Sentences

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Borrowing is set to pick up again this year as governments build up their militaries and support households hit by the jump in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I want to build up my emergency savings while raising my deductible.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

OpenAI has been trying to build up its Claude Code competitor, Codex, and sees a window of opportunity in Anthropic’s quandary.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

There is also biofilm, a layer made up of mixed microbes that can build up under the toilet rim and across surfaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Alex can’t get any bigger, because it’s pinned in on all sides, and it can’t build up, because it’s mostly shacks.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah