ERECTED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

erected

verb

past tense of erect

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 In 2021, Parton asked Tennessee lawmakers to withdraw a bill that would have allowed a statue of her to be erected on the grounds of the state Capitol. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Fans of Dolly Parton have erected a memorial at the legendary singer-songwriter’s star on Nashville’s Music City Walk of Fame, placing flowers, cards and candles that continue to burn into the morning hours. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Israel erected a monument to the fallen Altalena militants in 2008 on the Tel Aviv seafront and has been searching for the wreckage for years, with crews often working in secrecy. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The structure was erected between 1921 and 1924 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 By 1950, the city had erected a colossal arena (significantly over budget, forcing the city to dip into its special projects fund) with 12,500 east-facing seats, the Press-Telegram reported. — Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 For half the price (or less), a fantastic and long-lasting minor-league stadium could be erected, perhaps as a jewel in the middle of a shopping, dining and nightlife district as Daytona Beach is trying to create. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 There was also a walkway from the tip of the catwalks that led to a secondary stage — one unlike any I’d ever seen before in 30-plus years of reviewing shows — erected at the very back of the field. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 But Beaty argued that the underside of the roof eaves are 20 feet above the scaffolding and that scaffolding hasn’t been erected around the rest of the marble building to protect it or examine other parts of the roof. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Saturday’s result raised UNC’s floor more than its ceiling in my eyes.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
He was raised Catholic and served as an altar boy, according to his older sister Maridale Powell, 89.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Charles, on the other hand, confessed to being rested and ready, despite working through a last minute technical glitch that had reared its head in the past few days.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Given he was reared in La Masia, any sale of the 22-year-old will represent pure profit for the Catalans, who in the past few days permanently signed the man that kept him out of Hansi Flick’s first XI last season in Joao Cancelo.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of reared

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Azalea Group The Palmares’ Golf Course Palmares, which Frank Pennick originally designed, was constructed in 1974 as a conventional 18-hole members' golf club until having a major makeover in 2011.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Since that initial commitment, ATALCO has expanded its alumina production capabilities and constructed a pilot facility for primary gallium production at the Louisiana refinery.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
High prices, closed factories Anderson said from January to July this year, there were about 689,000 vehicles assembled in Canada.

— Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembled

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Wednesday’s topping-out ceremony, when a construction crew lifted the final structural beam into place, doesn’t change that.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
CrowdStrike's results lifted shares of fellow cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks, up more than 10% on Thursday.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifted

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In the lawsuit, investors alleged they were led to believe that a groundbreaking Wondermind app would be made, advertising deals would be struck, and celebrity cover stories were already underway.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Clinker is a dark gray, pebble-sized material made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln to about 2,642 degrees Fahrenheit (1,450 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

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