1
as in devised
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 built
to form by putting together parts or materials
constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
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Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Price controls don’t work, whether they’re devised domestically or imported from abroad.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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As if the children of the Jews who have built so much of and in Chicago were merely an afterthought.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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It's being built east of South Lincoln Memorial Drive and north of the Lake Express Ferry Terminal.—
Tom Daykin,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The products are then fully assembled in a factory in Illinois.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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This dump and bake casserole can be assembled in just 10 minutes and cooks in just one pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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As history tells it, hot chicken was invented by African American entrepreneur Thornton Prince, who founded Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack in the 1940s.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Olsen found inspiration for her role in The Assessment from a book that was based on a real-life group of people who believe aliens invented modern technology.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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But longtime close watchers of Epstein and his legal ordeal made the case in a series of posts on X that such a list may never emerge.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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Not to mention, all of the pieces are made from a durable ceramic, so you’re bound to have the set for years.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, scores of Southern cities and towns erected Confederate memorials, like Richmond’s towering Lee statue, that aimed to block from public view any story, memory, or perspective that did not accord with the Lost Cause orthodoxy.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The city erected the park’s first military monument in 1950, a red granite homage to soldiers of the 36th Division that fought during World War I.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Constructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructed. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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