1
as in devising
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 building
to form by putting together parts or materials
constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
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Recent Examples of constructing
Or the goal may be clinching a big add-on acquisition, or satisfying an unforeseen surge in sales by constructing new plants.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The film follows his lead, constructing a near-relentless study of misery that culminates in a disturbing finale.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The Milan Cortina organizing committee emphasized sustainability when constructing venues, for example.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
To keep pedestrians safe around the Olathe schools, the plan calls for adding medians on Lone Elm Road, reducing the speed limit to 30 mph and constructing a bike trail on the west side of Lone Elm, to match the trail on the east side.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The cost of labor and materials in New York, which make up more than 60% of constructing a building, is among the highest in the United States.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Microsoft is constructing a solar power plant in Portage County to put 250-megawatts back into the grid.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That estimate also doesn't include the cost of constructing a new facility in Houston to serve as the space shuttle's new home.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is constructing its $800 million data center on a 280-acre parcel of UMore Park near Dakota County Technical College.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
The film follows his lead, constructing a near-relentless study of misery that culminates in a disturbing finale.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The Milan Cortina organizing committee emphasized sustainability when constructing venues, for example.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
To keep pedestrians safe around the Olathe schools, the plan calls for adding medians on Lone Elm Road, reducing the speed limit to 30 mph and constructing a bike trail on the west side of Lone Elm, to match the trail on the east side.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The cost of labor and materials in New York, which make up more than 60% of constructing a building, is among the highest in the United States.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Microsoft is constructing a solar power plant in Portage County to put 250-megawatts back into the grid.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That estimate also doesn't include the cost of constructing a new facility in Houston to serve as the space shuttle's new home.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is constructing its $800 million data center on a 280-acre parcel of UMore Park near Dakota County Technical College.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructing
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For 39 years, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has required redistricting institutions to consider racial and ethnic minority representation when devising congressional districts.—
Sam D. Hayes,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The problem in devising such a tax is defining what constitutes a robot.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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The American technology giant, a crucial partner in the Gulf country’s AI ambitions, is exporting advanced Nvidia chips to the Emirates, building more data centers, and training 1 million people in technical know-how.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ives said that no longer having to buy credits should reduce the cost of building a vehicle by 3% to 5%.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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China has also been concocting a pretext for action.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But in the late 1800s, food companies began concocting products that were wildly different from anything people could make themselves.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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This geometric architecture may even explain how complex organisms evolved so rapidly — not by inventing new genes, but by rearranging the ways existing ones are used.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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But truths go ignored, the film argues, when everyone prefers inventing realities for themselves.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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China, for political reasons, is fast erecting barriers.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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And, in a break with the past, the VDMA is now expressing support for erecting countervailing tariffs when foreign products are found to be made with the support of government subsidies.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Using fractional diffusion theory, the research deepens understanding of transient charging behaviors in complex materials, which is key to designing high-performance components used for advanced engineering electrochemical systems in general.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when there were not enough ventilators for the patients who needed them, a team at NASA JPL was charged with designing a ventilator that could be rapidly produced without taking parts away from the critical medical supply chain.—
Michele Raphael,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Similar bills were proposed in Britain in recent years but failed to pass; a new version is now making its way through parliament.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Flooding the valley with noise and velocity, making an impressive mess – smash-up of trees, shrubbery, and unballasted creatures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Constructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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