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erects

verb

present tense third-person singular of erect

as in raises

to fix in an upright position the tribes of the Pacific Northwest erected totem poles in front of their dwellings

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to form by putting together parts or materials we'd better erect some sort of shelter before these woods are in total darkness

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Recent Examples of erects King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones. — David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations. — Judy Gradwohl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 The Pitt’s 15-episode season, simple premise, empathetic performances, and weekly release schedule, combined with a focus on ruthlessly realistic competence, erects a new benchmark for what good TV looks like in the streaming era. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

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And autonomy raises the cost of error, because outputs turn into actions.

— Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The Federal Open Market Committee typically raises rates to help tame inflation, which rose faster than paychecks over the year in July and has remained above the Fed’s 2% target for five years.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of raises

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Bringing together farmers, suppliers, brands, and investors from across the globe actually builds the relationships that make things move.

— Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
China builds access road for rescue crews On the Chinese side, rescue crews completed a makeshift road to the disaster site at Gyirong Port on the Nepal border, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of builds

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This hyper-awareness rears its head in moments the otherwise invisible tween is placed under a spotlight by his peers, resulting in quick bursts of visual energy that intentionally get on your nerves.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Voting inertia rears its head for The Bear’s largely forgettable fourth season.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of rears

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The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembles

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Peter Zumthor’s design hoists a serpentine platform atop pavilions that read like stout, truncated legs, making the edifice almost creaturely in its architectural stance.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The Chase for the championship begins at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina on Sunday, with the top 16 drivers embarking on a 10-race stretch that will determine who hoists the Bill France Cup at Homestead-Miami Speedway in mid-November.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoists

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The soft gray-white rattan complements the tailored beige high-density comfort cushions and creates an airy backdrop for your ever-evolving collection of seasonal all-weather pillows and throws.

— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
On paper, deploying Wade creates an obvious advantageous matchup.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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