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as in craftsman
a person or company that builds or repairs things (such as houses or ships)
They hired a team of builders to carry out the renovation.
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as in designer
a person or organization that creates something (such as a business)
He was one of the great empire builders of the 20th century.
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Recent Examples of builder
The builders will move three trees that are in poor condition, the application said.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Where utility lines like gas pipes, dryer vents, or cable wires enter your home, builders often cut holes a little larger than necessary.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
With rising costs and ongoing labor shortages, builders need new solutions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead of installing batteries, future builders may pour them.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Where utility lines like gas pipes, dryer vents, or cable wires enter your home, builders often cut holes a little larger than necessary.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
With rising costs and ongoing labor shortages, builders need new solutions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead of installing batteries, future builders may pour them.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for builder
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The result is an intimate offering of access to heritage maisons and avant-garde craftsmen beyond the frenetic halls of Watches & Wonders, the world’s largest trade show.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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The larger-scale drama is unquestionably effective — what Greengrass and his team of craftsmen and visual artists have been able to do with wind is a miracle, and that’s to say nothing of the fire itself — and so evocative and terrifying that words fail to do it justice.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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A-list celebrities surrounded by camera flashes didn't round out the front row – fashion editors, designers and industry experts did.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Armani was an intensely private man but had a longstanding personal relationship with his business partner, the architect, fashion designer and businessman Sergio Galeotti, who died of complications from AIDS in 1985.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The layout, designed by architect Lek Bunnag, boasts groupings of villas and semi-private pools with a main central Moon Pool and bar located on the cliffside.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The manhunt for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, the influential founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, has entered its second day.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, 31, is a right-wing political activist and co-founder of the Turning Point USA nonprofit that promotes far-right policies and politics on high school and college campuses.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Zeffy fundraiser that’s raised over $400,000 of its $737,000 goal will help engineers in Gaza buy and reuse materials — as aid entering Gaza is heavily restricted by Israel — to extend the hospital, Jboor and Hawash-Kuemmerle said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The engineers are using that electrical energy in a lot of creative ways to both improve raw performance and also enable the drivers to extract the maximum performance from the car.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His father, a hard-working Russian immigrant and patriotic US bomber pilot, taught him to respect authority.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The documentary, celebrating the life and legacy of Pee-wee Herman creator Paul Reubens, received the honor of Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shot on a real-life lavish Utah estate, Mountainhead is another modern satire from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong — who reunited with that HBO drama’s composer Nicholas Britell for more unforgettable music.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia looks like the biggest winner, but other companies have made their bones as chip makers, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because for any of Oracle’s future projections to make sense, its AI customers, including OpenAI, have to make, like, a lot of money — something the ChatGPT maker has shown no clear path to doing anytime soon.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Builder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builder. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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