construction paper
noun
: a thick groundwood paper available in many colors and used especially for school artwork
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Let your child transform a few of your old wooden clothespins into cute bats with some markers, construction paper, and red googly eyes in this DIY from No Time for Flashcards.
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Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 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
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
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Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 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
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
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 9 Oct. 2025.
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