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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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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Kahn said the school was constructed illegally on Israeli state land in Area C, within a nature reserve connected to the Herodian complex.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
This narrative that has been created, that image that anyone who speaks against a revolution is thrown into jail, that’s a big lie, that’s a slander, and that’s part of that construct, in order to vilify and to engage a character assassination of the Cuban Revolution.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Casual and sporty, these sandals have quick-drying webbing and are constructed from recycled materials.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Kahn said the school was constructed illegally on Israeli state land in Area C, within a nature reserve connected to the Herodian complex.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
For Rihanna, fashion is everything as much as time is a total construct.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
This narrative that has been created, that image that anyone who speaks against a revolution is thrown into jail, that’s a big lie, that’s a slander, and that’s part of that construct, in order to vilify and to engage a character assassination of the Cuban Revolution.
—NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construct
Verb
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The commonly mistaken base assumption is that the greatest minds that have devised AI and consumed so much money doing so must certainly know every iota of how AI works.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Building on a concept devised by the director and producer Pierre-Henri Léon, Santiago Otheguy’s script plays fast and loose with Bizet’s opera and the Prosper Mérimée novella that inspired it — to the point of inventing an entirely new protagonist.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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According to the Guardian, Debug is using Google engineers and scientists to build an AI-computer vision system to separate males from females, but this technology is still in its early stages.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Six custom luxury condos are being built at the corner of Pacific and North Station avenues, where the South Station Market once stood.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The rooms The spacious one-bedroom guest houses come in four different layouts, including the Tree Haus, a two-floor concept perched 23 feet in the air among the pine trees with a fireplace on both floors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Joining Shake Shack are Ramen + Bao and Wonder, two different concepts intended to elevate the center’s dining experience.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Lukehart dumped Gabrielle's body in a local pond and concocted a story to trick police, court records show.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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With the trend away from toxic chemical control of plant pests and diseases, treatment formulas concocted from benign household products are on the rise.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Somewhere a hand was raised, a whistle was blown, and all at once the butchers were out of their stalls, assembling in the aisles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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This conception emphasizes the need for a press independent of the state, which will provide the basis for the independent public opinion on which the legitimacy of democratic government is based.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Though Blanche will appoint the five commissioners tasked with processing claims, his precise role in the fund’s conception and implementation is unclear.—
Eric Tucker,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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And while Louis and Molloy are mostly absent from the source material, Jones and the writers’ room invented new story lines for them, sometimes repurposing plot points from future Vampire Chronicles entries.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Leach helped invent the pass-happy system with Hal Mumme and then perfected it.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Hilton wants to restore California’s competitive edge as a place for productions by creating financial incentives for film productions, cover the initial and technical costs associated with the development of a film or television project and reserve funding for independent and mid-budget projects.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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“Construct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construct. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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