ERECTING Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

erecting

verb

present participle of erect

as in raising

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

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as in constructing

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 erecting The boiler and erecting shop buildings are part of the roughly 244-acre Railyards, the largest redevelopment project west of the Mississippi River. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026 In 2011, after the community board and Landmarks greenlit Spence’s erecting a 33-foot-tall glass enclosure to connect its East 91st Street campus with an adjacent building, neighbors took their complaints to press. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026 In fact, experts generally hold that splitting the shots will decrease vaccination rates for all three diseases by erecting an unnecessary obstacle to the shots. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The greybeards will take on the suicide mission of storming the castle walls, erecting ladders, and invading the city while arrows and rocks rain down on them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 The killing sparked nationwide unrest, with cartel members erecting highway blockades and setting fire to vehicles and buildings across 20 Mexican states. — CBS News, 31 July 2026 While wide hips were considered a problem area not so long ago, designers are now erecting a sort of fashion monument to them—as a symbol of sensuality, strength, and self-determination. — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026 Atsushi Matono is responsible for erecting the shingi, a sacred tree placed at the top of one of the floats —the holiest part of the structure, to which a deity is believed to descend. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 New this year will be an enormous 20-foot tipi, as well as a demonstration area revealing the process of erecting tipi’s step-by-step. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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The spending is raising questions about Denver's decision to hire outside lawyers for the cases, its decision to agree to the firm's hourly rates and how quickly the legal bills have exceeded the amount the city originally agreed to pay.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing issued a tender for constructing several compounds with more than 1,200 homes in total in an open tract of land east of Jerusalem.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Klausner modeled the show’s intricate plotting on Curb Your Enthusiasm, constructing separate stories that would dovetail at the end of an episode.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of constructing

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The vast majority of SpaceX's launches this year — at the moment, 74 of them — have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of nearly 11,000 operational satellites.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
For anyone building toward a finer piece, a moissanite tennis necklace offers a graceful starting point.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of building

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An Acquisition Chain, Not A One-Off OpenRouter lands on top of a stack Stripe has been assembling piece by piece.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Peltz weighs deal for Wendy’s Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund is assembling a group that could bid to take Wendy’s private as the chain faces declining sales, falling traffic, and restaurant closures.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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In the opposite direction, open the elbows wide, arching the back and lifting the chin to the sky.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This type of training is focused on lifting increasingly heavy weights to build bone and muscle mass — something that is critical for women in midlife.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifting

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Whenever the veteran coach looked at game film, Scott always seemed to be there making a big throw or run.

— Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The Moon enters Sagittarius and your 11th House of Friends, Groups, and Future Plans, making teamwork, invitations, and shared goals more active.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

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