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verb

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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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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river

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construct

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noun

as in concept

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Recent Examples of construct
Verb
Cue an initial sea-creature attack less bloody than those to come, but perhaps the film’s most eerily and alarmingly constructed setpiece. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 July 2026 The cabins’ sleek exteriors are a marvel, too, constructed from cedar by local builders. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Noun
The Constitution was not a Cartesian construct or formula aimed at social engineering, but something to protect the people from the government. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Bond villain Hugo Drax) imagines a vast, floating city suspended in darkness, inhabited by immortal beings who, out of boredom, begin tinkering with the construct of time. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for construct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for construct
  1. devise
  2. build
  3. concept
  4. concoct
  5. assemble
  6. conception
  7. invent
  8. create
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  • So the study’s authors, led by Tuhin Chakrabarty, a professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, devised another check.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026
  • Sarah Sherman Samuel is known for devising furniture worthy of an art show, and the Lulu and Georgia Hamilton sideboard is no exception.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Definition of devise
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  • It’s been less than a year since Georgia Power’s regulator said the utility could double the size of its power grid and build new power plants, solar arrays and battery storage because of all the data centers slated to come here.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026
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  • Out of hundreds of entries around the world, the park’s design won first-place in the World Landscape Architecture Awards public design concept category.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • And the collective’s street art, films and installations have used the concept of non-native species to explore how modern human society interacts with nature and animals.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of concept
Verb
  • However, these people don't need prediction markets to concoct some conspiracy theory to explain away why their candidate lost.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 July 2026
  • As Flybjerg explains later, Vega is being just careful enough with his words for a good lawyer to concoct an alternate explanation down the road.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of concoct
Verb
  • Engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory assembled the core detector modules and tested the preliminary hardware.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The document described the gun as a Polymer80 firearm, which is sold in parts and assembled by the user.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Definition of assemble
Noun
  • Hamilton’s handprints were all over the project from conception to launch.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026
  • The activities helped shaped the building from conception rather than being added into the architecture as an afterthought.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of conception
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  • Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This is the one-crop-by-prescription agriculture invented by the experts and of course recommended by them.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of invent
Verb
  • Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • David is a design leader, teacher, and strategist with deep expertise in creating new products, services, and training solutions.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
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