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Recent Examples of construction Towns and cities are enacting bans on construction seemingly by the day, including in nearby areas in Washington, out of fears of higher electricity bills, pollution and AI taking their jobs. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Its structure takes an unusual approach to underwater vehicle construction. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 Howard County initially approved permits for the project but revoked them in February 2026, when construction was nearly complete. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The builder earlier paused construction and marketing activities in one of the country’s most luxurious residential condominium projects as construction costs surged. Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for construction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for construction
Noun
  • At the Base of Trees and Shrubs Fences and rock walls aren’t the only structures poison ivy likes to climb.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Giving copper a twist The researchers fabricated electrodes with helical copper structures via electrodeposition using a chiral templating reagent.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The federal government’s new interpretation of Title IX has left Jeffco Public Schools in a bind.
    Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever might be happening on the streets of American cities—or whatever the current occupant of the Oval Office might be like—constitutional interpretation was in safe hands at the highest court in the land.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Luigi Mangione is due in federal court today after both parties hastily called for an appearance earlier this week without any clear explanation.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The same explanation has been offered as to why Riyadh Air, or another PIF company, does not just pour money into Newcastle through sponsorship deals.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These covers were respectively created by graphic designer Ben Denzer, freelance artist Patrice Sheridan (after an illustration by Thomas Colligan), and Penguin Associate Art Director Amanda Dewey.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The mods think Reddit might have designated the website—and thus any post using its content for explanatory illustrations—as spam.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • If the translation is wrong, investigators can compare the rule against the words behind it.
    Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Search engines, screen readers, copy/paste tools, and translation software can all get tripped up by the altered HTML, making the page a little less useful to your intended audience.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construction. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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