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erecting

NOUN

construction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

development manufacture plan planning structure system

STRONG

architecture arrangement assembly build cast composition conception constitution contour cut disposition edifice elevation erection fabric fabrication figuration figure form format formation foundation improvisation invention makeup making mold origination outline prefab prefabrication raising rearing shape systematization turn type

WEAK

fabricating putting up roadwork

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrangement truth

WEAK

destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

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After erecting a monument, the Obama foundation now seeks to lower expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The construction site is erecting a shiny new mall while modern buildings and related respiratory illnesses are spiking up across the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

"Security officers have unlawfully jumped over the perimeter fence and are now erecting tents within his compound," the party posted on X. The authorities are yet to comment.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Established by Congress over a century ago, the commission would have reviewed plans for the elaborate ballroom Trump is erecting at the White House, as well as another project — his proposed triumphal arch.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

But there was nothing to stop them from erecting a force field to keep them out.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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