1
as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
he managed to construct a theory that fits all the facts
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2
as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
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Recent Examples of construct
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This American team was constructed with nothing less than winning in mind.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The construct of the NFL typically reserves those picks for the teams still searching for the quarterback, not those who have already figured it out.
—Sam McDowell 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
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Verb
According to the history of Hobart, the Brickie Bowl was constructed in 1939 for $30,000 and had an initial capacity of 1,000 people.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
This American team was constructed with nothing less than winning in mind.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
But reading requires different muscles (an appropriate construct given complaints about lack of reading endurance).
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The construct of the NFL typically reserves those picks for the teams still searching for the quarterback, not those who have already figured it out.
—Sam McDowell 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construct
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Last week, the council voted 9–6 to direct the city manager to study moving its emergency operations, dispatch and service call center out of City Hall while devising funding plans for repairing the aging building, staying there and relocating.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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While Green gave him instant advice, Kerr was devising ways to get Porzingis involved.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Canadarm2 more generally helped build the ISS alongside Canadarm, and continues to feature in ISS maintenance spacewalks.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Djokovic said Tien appears to be building a strong team around him and that Michael Chang’s experience with early success should help.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Each missile can carry multiple nuclear warheads using the Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRV) concept, enabling a single launch to strike several targets.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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If a concept just doesn’t make sense, try explaining it out loud to a friend.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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As Gyllenhaal begins concocting her third directorial feature, could Curtis be part of the picture?—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gyllenhaal, who also wrote her film, has corrected the imbalance, refashioning the story from the Bride’s perspective and concocting a protagonist of unfiltered feminist fury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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By the second period, a new all-Russian line had been assembled, with Kaprizov, Yurov and Tarasenko skating together for a few shifts.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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The two titles headline a program of 215 films from 71 countries and territories assembled for the festival’s Golden Jubilee edition.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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The black marks across Buckley’s face in the film are, in the production’s visual conception, the ink of Shelley’s own manuscript bleeding out — a woman underground for two centuries, unable to finish the thought.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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For years, people have debated who really invented the telephone.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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Papa was a director who practically invented gorgeous, lush musicals.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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As of this January, more than 70% of Palisades residents displaced by the fire had still not returned to their homes, according to a survey commissioned by the Department of Angels, a nonprofit created by the California Community Foundation and SNAP Inc.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Construct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construct. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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