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noun

build-up, buildup n.

The act of building up an accumulation.

Synonyms: build-up.

The events, such as advertising or publicity, causing increased interest in some coming event. "The buildup to Superbowl XXIV was the most intense of the series."

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Etymology of 'Build-up'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Build-up" Quotes from Famous Books

... count on the biggest TV audience of the year tonight," Oswald had told him gleefully at noon. "The buildup's been a natural, and those 'Salem with a new twist and a singing commercial' plugs have been continued on this network—the cost of that was comparatively small—and I've even gotten them onto a few of the really big ...

— Prologue to an Analogue • Leigh Richmond

... richest fishing areas in the world, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this key source of revenue. The country's first deepwater port opened near Nouakchott in 1986. In recent years, drought and economic mismanagement have resulted in a substantial buildup of foreign debt. The government has begun the second stage of an economic reform program in consultation with the World Bank, the IMF, and major donor countries. Short-term growth prospects are poor because of the heavy debt ...

— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.