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erect

[ih-rekt] / ɪˈrɛkt /
ADJECTIVE
straight up
Synonyms
STRONG
cocked elevated firm perpendicular raised standing upright vertical
WEAK
arrect erectile rigid stiff upstanding
Antonyms
STRONG
lowered prone
WEAK
prostrate
VERB
build; establish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble construct create found hoist initiate mount organize put up raise set up stand
STRONG
compose effect elevate fabricate fashion forge form frame heighten institute join lift make manufacture pitch plant prefabricate produce rear shape upraise
WEAK
bring about cobble up fit together fudge together knock together make up put together run up stand up throw together throw up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclude decrease demolish destroy drop end fall finish ignore lower neglect raze ruin
STRONG
break demote depress distress fail halt prevent stop upset
WEAK
topple

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In 2025 Anduril announced it would spend $1 billion to erect its first “Arsenal” manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The work to erect the two tallest towers in Beverly Hills started Friday with an overnight continuous pour of 3,800 cubic yards of concrete, the equivalent of 41,000 wheelbarrows-full.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The composition of “Quiet Procession,” with bent, prone and erect figures, each subdivided into simmering blocks of color, is simply sublime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

One added that it at least gave the industry some certainty in a world where a surplus of cheap steel was causing many countries to erect trade barriers to protect their domestic industry.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

A gray-haired woman sits on a brown chair, perfectly erect, hemming a calico skirt.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline