building block
noun
: a unit of construction or composition
especially
: something essential on which a larger entity is based
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Examples of building block in a Sentence
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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Back in 2016, when the general managers decided Towns was the league’s most desirable building block, the Timberwolves weren’t set up nearly as well.
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Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
This is critical, as storage is a foundational building block for our IT environments.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Unlike traditional recycling, advanced recycling uses heat or chemicals to break plastic down to its molecular building blocks.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2024
Bonta said in a news conference Monday announcing the suit that there may be others added, but Exxon was the largest producer of the building blocks of plastics.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
This is critical, as storage is a foundational building block for our IT environments.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Unlike traditional recycling, advanced recycling uses heat or chemicals to break plastic down to its molecular building blocks.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2024
Bonta said in a news conference Monday announcing the suit that there may be others added, but Exxon was the largest producer of the building blocks of plastics.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building%20block. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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