as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies
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Recent Examples of building block
At their most basic, peptides are short chains of amino acids that form the building blocks of proteins like collagen, elastin, and keratin.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 June 2025
This process lowers the pH of seawater and reduces the amount of carbonate ions, which are essential building blocks for many marine creatures.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Services-as-software are being redesigned as modular, reusable AI building blocks that scale effectively across functions.
—Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
This is a key step in making the building blocks for nylon.
—Amreen Bains, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 June 2025
This process lowers the pH of seawater and reduces the amount of carbonate ions, which are essential building blocks for many marine creatures.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Services-as-software are being redesigned as modular, reusable AI building blocks that scale effectively across functions.
—Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
This is a key step in making the building blocks for nylon.
—Amreen Bains, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for building block
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Countless studies have shown that outcomes for citizens improve when members of the media ask probing questions of politicians.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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The name of Sodality itself is a bit of a joke: the narrator of all these stories, Calliope Marsh, is a happy spinster, as are several other members of the group—and Sodality does far more than just beautify the town cemetery.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Given to the forward who demonstrates throughout the season the most skill in the defensive component of the game.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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In Beijing’s view, it’s gone above and beyond international norms to stem the outflow of the drug and its component chemicals from its vast pharmaceuticals sector.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Other factors to consider when evaluating the nutrient content of coconut include the type of fruit (cultivar), maturity, and processing methods.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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Not just medical, by the way—the U.K. Biobank gave us a tremendous amount of insights about nonmedical situations, like the impact of various other environmental factors, for example, on human health and other human outcomes.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Plaintiff Phone Discovery: Critical Strategic Elements Successful phone discovery requires understanding several strategic elements that can significantly improve outcomes: The Education Component: Many resistance issues stem from genuine misunderstanding about what cell phone forensics involves.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Dress-up, of course, is a traditional element of ocean voyaging.—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Under no circumstances are artificially synthesized ingredients like additives and sweeteners acceptable for your dog’s diet.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Here, a California-French fusion menu utilizes local farm-to-table ingredients, and the seafood and breakfast dishes felt like the standouts to us.—
Rafael Peña,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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“Building block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/building%20block. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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