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  • past participle of erect.
  • past tense form of erect.
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erected

[ih-rek-tid] / ɪˈrɛk tɪd /




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Deputies also erected a white pop-up tent, often used during an investigation where remains are found, and were taking photographs at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The street artist erected the statue of a man marching off a plinth with his face covered by a flag at Waterloo Place on 29 April.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The district is also moving quickly to address the risk posed by the so-called lift-slab construction style of many school buildings erected in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

A newly erected sign at the entrance to the village reads: “I am Spartacus. You are Spartacus. We are Spartacus.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Japanese troops fortified buildings, planted land mines, and erected tank traps in anticipation of the siege on Manila.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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