public works
plural noun
: works (such as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government
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Greensburg public works ready to treat roads Public works crews in Greensburg were loading up their salt trucks Friday afternoon ahead of plowing and treating 75 miles of roads and alleyways.
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Erika Stanish, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Wu also appointed Gove as interim commissioner of public works.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Worth over $1 billion, the Duchy of Cornwall includes farmland, property and commercial businesses that span over 20 counties in England and provides funds for the heir and their public works.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Among the pupils is an office supply salesman, a golf caddie and a public works manager.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Erika Stanish, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Wu also appointed Gove as interim commissioner of public works.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Worth over $1 billion, the Duchy of Cornwall includes farmland, property and commercial businesses that span over 20 counties in England and provides funds for the heir and their public works.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Among the pupils is an office supply salesman, a golf caddie and a public works manager.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public works
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“Public works.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20works. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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