construction paper
noun
: a thick groundwood paper available in many colors and used especially for school artwork
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The boys brought over blocks to dip in paint and press onto beige construction paper.
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
To recreate this craft from The Craft Patch, take a pack of wooden spoons, decorative tape, construction paper, ribbons, string, and markers and create your very own witch spoons.
—Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Well … are the requests for construction paper and colored pencils?
—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
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Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
To recreate this craft from The Craft Patch, take a pack of wooden spoons, decorative tape, construction paper, ribbons, string, and markers and create your very own witch spoons.
—Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Well … are the requests for construction paper and colored pencils?
—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
See All Example Sentences for construction paper
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“Construction paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction%20paper. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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