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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
Authorities erected barricades outside the facility, and a small group of counter-demonstrators also showed up.
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Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Nevertheless, Spaniards erected churches in Native communities, and Franciscans often claimed that many Indigenous people welcomed their presence.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Win a World Series, and statues will be erected in your honor.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
As Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s acting leader on Monday, rights group warned of escalating repression, with checkpoints being erected around the country, amid reports of price gouging and growing hunger.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Families can pay $265 to have a roadside memorial sign erected for one year, the county said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Those gallows were erected to hang the Vice President.
—Norma Torres, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Locals affectionately refer to it simply as the Old School House because part of the building was erected in 1882 as Arvada’s first school building.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Dismantled and re-erected the following year at the Casa de Campo de Madrid, it was left abandoned there for decades and is now a ruin.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Republicans, who hold a super-minority in the Legislature and have long raised concerns about taxes and regulations overburdening California businesses, will likely oppose any tax bills.—
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Funds raised during the 2025 Grammy Awards telecast, MusiCares’ Persons of the Year event and additional fundraising efforts were used to help deal with housing instability, interrupted income, physical health complications and ongoing trauma.—
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Today’s pairs are built for all conditions, designed to carry you through long days without blisters or fuss, while still looking effortless.—
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Our country is built on immigrants.—
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The herks and jerks, the highs and lows, the lack of consistency that has summed up so much of McCarthy’s season reared their oft-ugly heads.—
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But then real life reared its head and suggested a path forward.—
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The wide-leg pants in this matching set are high-waisted with an elastic drawstring waistband for comfort, and are constructed with two side pockets for storage.—
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Gothic architecture, on the other hand, focused on height and light; despite being constructed from heavy stone, Gothic cathedrals seem to defy the laws of gravity.—
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The video is enacting the viewpoint of the city itself on October 4th, the night that Ebba and Zema, dressed in dark, anonymizing colors, hoisted their small bodies onto the roof of a subway car, where they were later found, lifeless, at the Marcy Avenue station.—
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This is the first time the ship has hoisted the NATO flag on board.—
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
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The incident, captured on video by multiple bystanders, occurred as a group of people allegedly assembled to block ICE officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation.—
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By Saturday the ban was lifted, but several vacationers were forced into extended vacations waiting for their next trip home.—
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Or at least the craziest until Malinin began doing on ice back flips during the 2024-25 season after the International Skating Union, the sport’s global governing body, lifted a ban on the stunt.—
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Recently, researchers have made a major leap forward by engineering a novel cathode material that dramatically elevates performance, bringing us closer to practical, high-efficiency thermal energy systems.—
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Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 on Sunday.—
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“Erected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erected. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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