1
as in to devise
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 to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
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Recent Examples of construct
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
And breeds are essentially human constructs, based on the way the dog or cat looks.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Over 1,000 housing units were constructed, ranging from dormitories to cottages, as well as things like a hospital, school, and cafeteria.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The series construct will continue this fall as part of a new Fanatics Casino campaign featuring an iconic male spokesperson.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
And breeds are essentially human constructs, based on the way the dog or cat looks.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
To facilitate this initiative, Rivian is expanding its Illinois facility to accommodate 215,000 units and is constructing a Georgia plant with a capacity of 400,000 units by 2028.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Over 1,000 housing units were constructed, ranging from dormitories to cottages, as well as things like a hospital, school, and cafeteria.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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Laws governing the use of AI should be devised in a Goldilocks manner.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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While creatives have historically devised and illustrated their ideas, using tech tools like Photoshop to fine-tune them, the script appears to have flipped — with AI starting the process and humans perfecting the final product.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 35-year-old founder has built a remarkably high-earning captive agency, all while staying within the corporate framework that others rush to leave.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But his focus, as ever, was on building a movement that could endure for years to come.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each module has a video component and addresses real-world concepts for AI use cases in automotive.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Zara relocated and expanded into an elevated design department store-style concept featuring a dedicated Zara Athletics section.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Netanyahu said Israeli forces were organising and assembling into Gaza City.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s report states that HHS will assemble a working group of federal officials to evaluate SSRI prescribing patterns, specifically among children.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This disastrously cramped conception of who gets to have a day in court would be the main target of my outrage if the court’s opinion on the use of ethnicity, language and workplace as factors in immigration enforcement weren’t even more upsetting.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Political theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), an Italian anti-fascist journalist, organizer, and imprisoned political dissident, offered a conception of society and described the possibilities for changing social orders.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The genius was a man named Joel Houghton, who invented and patented a mechanical dishwasher in 1850.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Zambia also invented the walking safari.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When interviewed by officers, Burns admitted to creating multiple social media accounts to distribute and receive child pornography, including files of prepubescent children, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Construct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construct. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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