Built
Built adjective - (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness.
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Retreated and built are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retreated" instead a verb "Built".
Nearby Word: build
Retreated
Retreated noun - People who have retreated.
Built and retreated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Built" instead a verb "Retreated".
Nearby Words: retreat, retreating
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They were built in total secrecy, and the British government was as surprised as Marshal Massena when Wellington announced he had retreated behind them.
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Mars plays a major role in Gundam F90: the remnants of Neo-Zeon from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack retreated there, and thirty years later have built a giant railcannon for the purpose of destroying Earth.
Source: Useful Notes / Mars -
Years later, after his plot against Hal Jordan had run its course, he retreated to the Anti-Matter universe and built a Yellow Power Battery, making him the first to harness one of the new colors to form a Corps.
Source: Characters / GL Sinestro Corps
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