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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
Lego Minecraft Axolotl House The Lego Minecraft Axolotl House set allows builders to create cozy homes for their Minecraft axolotls.
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
The builder specializes in delivering homes with dry basements, which means the lower level can be easily upgraded.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
Building Set Get your little builder this cool Lego set for Christmas, on sale for less than $180 at Walmart! $179.99 at Walmart (Save $48)
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—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Like all the Lego Botanical Collection kits, this one is recommended for builders ages 18 and up, but that’s more to appeal to adult shoppers than to reflect the difficulty of putting them together.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 Nov. 2024
The builder specializes in delivering homes with dry basements, which means the lower level can be easily upgraded.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 24 Nov. 2024
Building Set Get your little builder this cool Lego set for Christmas, on sale for less than $180 at Walmart! $179.99 at Walmart (Save $48)
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—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
Like all the Lego Botanical Collection kits, this one is recommended for builders ages 18 and up, but that’s more to appeal to adult shoppers than to reflect the difficulty of putting them together.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for builder
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The Artisan Technician: A Fusion Of Skills Workers in the home service vertical are craftsmen who blend technical know-how with artistic insight.Steven Rogall, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The interior is the work of master craftsmen who have created spaces featuring 24-karat-gold ceilings, intricate metalwork, and carved columns of Portuguese marble.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recreating the dizzying, labyrinthian layout of Walled City for film, the set designers also added several removable walls and nooks for cameras to be fitted in and for the martial arts choreographers to have sufficient room to work in.Sara Merican, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Thompson was production designer on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and eventually joined Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers as directors.Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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However, despite being the architects of Assad's downfall, HTS's ability to govern over Syria, filled with opposition factions and encircled by expansionist foreign powers, is far from assured.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The couple’s ultra-modern presidential mansion – commissioned in 1979 and designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange – is thought to have cost $1 billion.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Working alongside Mimi Maddock McMakin (the principal designer and founder of Kemble Interiors) as well as with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, the new owners took great care to preserve the history and memories within.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the face of perennially poor air quality, many parents limit their children’s time outside, said Daniela Flores, founder of the Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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At the beginning of the project, TSMC sent some 600 engineers to train in Taiwan.Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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The helicopter was originally only planned to operate for 30 days, taking up to 5 test flights, but engineers were delighted to find that Ingenuity carried on functioning long past this deadline.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Vasquez grew up in the Philippines and credits his father for instilling in him a love of singing.Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Su was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. at age 3, when the family immigrated so her father could attend graduate school.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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But Dan Guido, founder of cybersecurity company Trail of Bits and one of the creators of iVerify, told Forbes there’s more Apple can do to help those who have evidence their devices have been hacked.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Prince William was in the audience at the time, and it was said to be a key moment in the couple falling in love, though the TikTok creator chose the less daring of Kate's outfits, a black dress.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Shares of iPhone maker Apple, Google-parent Alphabet, electric car maker Tesla and AI-chipmaker Broadcom all rallied to new all-time highs, which helped power the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its own record peak.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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That gave it access to low-cost Chinese components and batteries from companies like CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, as well as cheaper labor.Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Builder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builder. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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