construction paper
noun
: a thick groundwood paper available in many colors and used especially for school artwork
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Well … are the requests for construction paper and colored pencils?
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Use small paper envelopes, gift bags, or even folded construction paper, and label each with a number from 1 through 31.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
In Baker’s archives are countless images of the library, rendered on construction paper in pencil and crayon.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025
School supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item include:
Binders, cellophane tape, compasses, composition books and construction paper.
Crayons, erasers, folders, glue, paste and legal pads.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Use small paper envelopes, gift bags, or even folded construction paper, and label each with a number from 1 through 31.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
In Baker’s archives are countless images of the library, rendered on construction paper in pencil and crayon.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025
School supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item include:
Binders, cellophane tape, compasses, composition books and construction paper.
Crayons, erasers, folders, glue, paste and legal pads.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Construction paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction%20paper. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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