constructed

past tense of construct
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Recent Examples of constructed Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order. Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 This is what Prada, in collaboration with 2x4, an environments and branding firm, has constructed around its flagship Fifth Avenue building this spring. Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026 Jim Zouras, a Chicago attorney who’s represented people in hundreds of Illinois privacy lawsuits, said the state has constructed many new data centers since enacting its privacy laws. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Instead, they’re constructed with parachute nylon, mesh or microfiber. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 On the island, the team makes the acquaintance of Rex (Hayden Chamberlain), a paraplegic dog who has been stranded there for two years and in that time has befriended the dinosaurs and constructed an elaborate treehouse for himself. Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The Art Deco structure was constructed by the Works Progress Association in 1937. Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Designed to resemble bougainvillea flowers, the basket is made up of 12 branches constructed with a blend of plastic and silk that won’t fade or become damaged when exposed to the elements. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026 Much of the national program was built by returnees such as Pan Jianwei and Lu Chaoyang, who then constructed institutional recruitment empires through the 2008 Thousand Talents Program. Kris Naudts, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructed
Verb
  • Advertisement As Claude began completing such tasks too reliably to reveal much, Freeman devised a test closer to the messiness of the real world.
    Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What subterfuge has the author devised within a sentence, and what chills of humor or irony will run across its surface as the subterfuge is discovered?
    Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Weston fears that tranquility could soon be harder to find once the Black Mountain Energy data center is built behind her gardens.
    Marissa Armas, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Featuring two pads built for high-frequency flight campaigns, this addition brings Rocket Lab’s global network to six operational pads across two hemispheres, expanding beyond its active sites in New Zealand (LC-1) and Virginia (LC-2 and LC-3).
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The cocktail menu leans into the couple’s heritage with some Argentine staples, including the El Clásico of Fernet and Coke and El Diego, concocted with sweet vermouth, Coke and a splash of whiskey.
    Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • What Roth, and his longtime screenwriting partner Noah Belson have concocted is an unfleshed-out idea that is just left with the flesh.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Shuttle missions deployed and serviced satellites, launched the Hubble Space Telescope, assembled much of the International Space Station, and flew 135 missions over three decades.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • That mind is a model, an enormous statistical object assembled by feeding it a quantity of text and images nobody has ever fully itemized.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Bud Billiken, the page’s fictional editor/mascot described as the guardian and protector of children, was invented by Abbott and the Defender’s executive editor Lucius Harper.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • All the other stuff, the journalist and the train ride and stuff like that, is invented.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The project is being made in association with Hathiramani Commercial Ventures and co-produced with investor and entrepreneur Manish Hathiramani, who marks his producing debut with the show.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The press had also waned, likely through fatigue, by the time a host of substitutions, including Mbeumo, Amad, and Zirkzee were made on the hour mark.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Project has transformed tragedy into opportunity and remembrance into action, creating programs and initiatives designed to empower young people, strengthen communities, and open doors that too often remain closed.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This was before their dominance era, so the old noisy neighbours wanted to make a big song and dance out of the deal and erected a huge ‘Welcome to Manchester’ billboard to reflect what would soon be a changing of the guard in the city.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Mesa County Search and Rescue (MCSAR) personnel responded and met the cyclist at a memorial shade structure erected last November by the family and friends of Jeff Higgins.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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