as in creative
having a role in deciding something's final form
his experiences as an exchange student played a constructive part in the course that his life would take
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Recent Examples of constructive
Equally critical is McKinsey’s culture of constructive dissent.
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Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Carneiro brought a case against Chelsea too for constructive dismissal after leaving in September 2015 and both the club and Mourinho ended up paying an undisclosed sum to resolve the case.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Her superiors saw her as a natural choice because of her constructive relationship with Bukele during her term as ambassador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Suiter and Miller met earlier this year about the challenges facing the Ramsey County Fair, and in separate interviews, each said the meeting was constructive.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Carneiro brought a case against Chelsea too for constructive dismissal after leaving in September 2015 and both the club and Mourinho ended up paying an undisclosed sum to resolve the case.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Her superiors saw her as a natural choice because of her constructive relationship with Bukele during her term as ambassador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Suiter and Miller met earlier this year about the challenges facing the Ramsey County Fair, and in separate interviews, each said the meeting was constructive.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructive
Adjective
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Most successful forgers were smart and creative people, and many of their forgeries were consummate, even ingenious.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The opinion is also one of which the new Victoria’s Secret creative director, Adam Selman, disagrees with.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If Toronto wants to keep clawing back in this series, a productive Guerrero is essential.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even in the best-case scenario — artificial intelligence transforms the economy, making Americans richer and more productive — AI will involve lots of disruption.—
Allison Schrager,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Constructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructive. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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