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n. (plural of build-up English)
Usage examples of "build-ups".
I could cleanse build-ups in the blood flow, divert and eliminate toxins, and exercise some measure of mental control.
They're so used to movie build-ups they just yawn and turn over and go to sleep again.
They reacted to build-ups in psionic energy and cut in automatically once it rose above a certain level.
In much the same way that gnats appear before a thunderstorm, really heavy build-ups of magic always attracted things from the chaotic Dungeon Dimensions – nasty Things, all misplaced organs and spittle, forever searching for any gap through which they might sidle into the world of men.
In much the same way that gnats appear before a thunderstorm, really heavy build-ups of magic always attracted things from the chaotic Dungeon Dimensions — nasty Things, all misplaced organs and spittle, forever searching for any gap through which they might sidle into the world of men.