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as in raised
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 built
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 erected
The city erected the park’s first military monument in 1950, a red granite homage to soldiers of the 36th Division that fought during World War I.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, scores of Southern cities and towns erected Confederate memorials, like Richmond’s towering Lee statue, that aimed to block from public view any story, memory, or perspective that did not accord with the Lost Cause orthodoxy.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Lee’s was an aerie at the top of the flagship Shubert Theatre, built in 1913, the same year the Times erected its second tower around the corner on 43rd Street.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
According to Washingtonian, the home includes a basketball court, a pool complex, a vegetable garden, a fire pit, and a lawn big enough for a tent to be erected.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
Russian medical teams show off field hospitals erected in a flash to tend to the wounded.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Additionally, bulldozers erected earthen barriers on the road in both directions from the mass grave.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The woman was hustled out by Microsoft personnel without further incident but her shouts could be heard throughout the tent erected at the company’s headquarters for the presentation.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
When Boatswain died of rabies, Byron had a large monument erected in his honor.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
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He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.—
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Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.—
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The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.—
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In reality, the establishing exterior shot is a matte painting, and the interior of the structure and closer exterior shots were built out on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.—
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The products are then fully assembled in a factory in Illinois.—
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Just two episodes into his new podcast, Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom has already assembled quite a roster of high-profile guests who oppose transgender rights.—
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As part of the plan, the United States immediately lifted its pause on sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and will resume security assistance to that country, which was invaded by Russia more than three years ago.—
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She woman lifted her bra and exposed her breasts on the webcam, before repeating it again towards the end of the interview to comply with his orders.—
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While significant progress has been made, more than 40% of the lands within the Wildlife Corridor remain unprotected and vulnerable to development.—
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But longtime close watchers of Epstein and his legal ordeal made the case in a series of posts on X that such a list may never emerge.—
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Over the past two years, the pitcher with the best ERA in baseball and more than 150 innings pitched is not Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole or even Skubal.—
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At this point in the spring, some relievers are about to get in a back-to-back and, at minimum, have pitched with just one day of rest.—
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“Erected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erected. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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