erecting

verb

present participle of erect
1
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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2
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 Workers spent Friday evening erecting scaffolding in front of the building as crowds gathered below to watch. — Philip Wang, Time, 13 June 2026 Local government should be lowering barriers for entrepreneurs, not erecting more. — Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 24 June 2026 Prevention, however, does not lie in erecting a physical barrier. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026 More energy devoted to passing laws to protect consumers from predatory businesses and to erecting guardrails to prevent artificial intelligence companies from collecting and selling our data for private gain. — Matt Martin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Officials, still working on guidance that will allow third parties to host the accounts, are also eyeing ways to increase enrollment, including partnering with brands, erecting billboards, and collaborating with medical facilities. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 Competition for American souls English advocates of colonization were aware that Catholics had been erecting churches in modern-day Mexico and Peru. — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 Approximately 500 city employees, volunteers, and National Guard members worked from Friday afternoon through the night, trying to hold back the advancing water by erecting a temporary levee around the plant. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Would Wimbledon consider erecting statues of non-British champions, such as Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams or Roger Federer? — ABC News, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erecting
  1. raising
  2. constructing
  3. rearing
  4. building
  5. hoisting
  6. assembling
  7. lifting
  8. making
Verb
  • But a fresh start comes with plenty of new challenges — from rival ranchers and relentless cattle work to the unexpected trials of raising their teenage son, Carter (Finn Little).
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • SpaceX went public in June, raising roughly $75 billion in the largest IPO on record.
    — Luke Fountain,Justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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  • The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Success will depend less on constructing facilities than on securing long-term buyers, trusted regulators, technology transfer, and patient capital that can sustain long-term production.
    — Paul Adepoju, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of constructing
Verb
  • In the third, coauthors Dan Janssen and Winnie Hallwachs spent more than 40 years collecting caterpillars in the forest and rearing them with the express purpose of seeing which parasitoid wasps tore their way out.
    — Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • For nearly two agonizing minutes, the bear runs toward her then backs away, rearing up on its hind legs several times, revealing its massive size.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of rearing
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  • Comcast also recognized value in theme parks and invested heavily, building Universal Studios as a formidable rival to Disney.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of building
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  • With group play coming to a close and the Round of 32 approaching, the competition is heating up as teams look to punch their tickets to the knockout round in hopes of hoisting the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the final on Sunday, July 19.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The black-and-white snapshots of sailors hoisting lines on deck look similar to the modern scenes still playing out today.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of hoisting
Verb
  • Erika Bahr, founder and CEO of Daxe, had spent over a year assembling this coalition, intentionally collapsing the walls between every stakeholder in women’s economic participation into a single room.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of assembling
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  • Proponents say the workout’s minimal movements, like short sets of squats and lifting light weights, leave them with soreness but also increase their muscle.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • This mission will attempt to place a batch of CubeSats into orbit after lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of lifting
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  • But making their wishes known ahead of time is key to maintaining independence even as life situations change, said Kweli Rashied-Henry, interim director of Fulton County Senior Services.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • In fact, a single cup of pomegranate arils contains about 7 grams of fiber, making the fruit beneficial for digestive health and promoting fullness.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of making

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