build up
Example Sentences
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In this scenario, a solid core slowly builds up inside a disk of dust and ice, gathering rocky and icy material until it becomes massive enough to pull in surrounding gas.
From Science Daily
Some, like men's alternate Kyle Waddell, likes to "just turn up, have a chat, and crack on", but others need energy plans to manage their state of mind building up to matches.
From BBC
Evolution is mindful that it doesn’t want to build up a huge amount of cash if gold prices keep rallying, he said.
The patient didn’t have Alzheimer’s disease and isn’t expected to develop it given his late-60s age and the fact that it takes years for amyloid plaques to build up, she says.
He kept it closed, hoping the moisture would build up enough to cleanse his eye.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
