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- noun Plural form of
buildup .
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Examples
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I was actually expecting to hear ALL piano songs, with layered pianos for the big buildups, which is something I don't think I'd mind hearing them try.
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The Korean and Vietnam buildups lasted three years and the Reagan buildup but four.
Lawrence Korb: Defense Needs to Play Its Part in the Deficit Debate Lawrence Korb 2011
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Jersey Shore is funny in the way life is funny, accidentally and intentionally, with sudden bursts and slow buildups, with someone in on the joke or getting the joke right along with us.
Deanna Fei: Why Every Writer Should Watch Jersey Shore Deanna Fei 2010
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Stress can also cause blood vessels to open too wide, allowing plaque buildups to break off and clog the arteries, according to Joep Perk, a professor of health sciences at Sweden's Kalmar University and spokesman for the European Society of Cardiology.
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Jersey Shore is funny in the way life is funny, accidentally and intentionally, with sudden bursts and slow buildups, with someone in on the joke or getting the joke right along with us.
Deanna Fei: Why Every Writer Should Watch Jersey Shore Deanna Fei 2010
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The Korean and Vietnam buildups lasted three years and the Reagan buildup but four.
Lawrence Korb: Defense Needs to Play Its Part in the Deficit Debate Lawrence Korb 2011
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There will also be almost no traffic crossing to Mexico that early --- with the new gate system at Aduana there can be traffic buildups later on.
Are car permit & FMT obtained at same building when crossing at Laredo? 2009
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The Korean and Vietnam buildups lasted three years and the Reagan buildup but four.
Lawrence Korb: Defense Needs to Play Its Part in the Deficit Debate Lawrence Korb 2011
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Republicans, on the other hand, are eager to deficit spend all the time, but ONLY on tax cuts, wars, military buildups (and, of course, on giveaways to key constituencies like the Medicare drug bill).
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Reactor cooling systems, which rely on electric pumps to circulate water around the nuclear core, are designed to prevent overheating and pressure buildups.
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