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
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Thousands of people convening under the sky to hear a few talented fellow humans break their backs with a bunch of instruments, that oldest of entertainment constructs, now also feels like a radical one.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
White supremacy is constructed and maintained by Black service work and by the extraction of a social performance of deference.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The gravitational-wave signal showed that the object left over after the collision exactly fits a theoretical construct known as the Kerr metric, which describes a rotating black hole within the bounds of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Thousands of people convening under the sky to hear a few talented fellow humans break their backs with a bunch of instruments, that oldest of entertainment constructs, now also feels like a radical one.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
Near that site, Ferrari is constructing the new E-Vortex test track, a facility that is designed to allow Ferrari to do more development on-site and control more development factors.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
White supremacy is constructed and maintained by Black service work and by the extraction of a social performance of deference.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construct
Verb
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More than 50 years passed before Kansas City artist and sculptor Dale Eldred in 1990 devised a workable design.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the researchers believe the hottest engine ever devised will help the scientific community better understand thermodynamics.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Frank has preferred to build a solid base and Spurs have conceded the joint-fourth-fewest big chances (12, level with Sunderland, Manchester City and Brighton).—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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This month, the team began landing equipment to start building the 3-mile road from the coast to the first well.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Google has been reorienting its Android smartphones’ software around this concept, with features like Circle to Search, which performs a Google search based on what’s on your phone’s screen.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Naroditsky was widely praised for his ability to explain complex chess concepts clearly.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the couple have yet to conceive an heir, so when Jerome absconds and his dashing friend Manfred (Galitzine) arrives with dastardly intentions, Hero (Corrin), Cherry’s wily and loyal maid, is forced to concoct a plan to distract Manfred by telling captivating stories about rebellious women.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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In the new Indonesian horror flick The Elixir, a new herbal potion concocted by a traditional medicine doctor accidentally wakes the dead, and now all Hell is breaking loose.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Among them are the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the Sandia National Laboratories in California and New Mexico, the Los Alamos National Laboratory—central to nuclear weapons design—in New Mexico and the Pantex Plant in Texas, where warheads are assembled and dismantled.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The first round recommendations were drawn up by the Statewide K-12 Graduation Council, assembled by the governor to address the issue in the wake of last year’s election.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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So this was quite a departure from traditional conceptions of the subject.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Such rote, nakedly procedural appeals inherently reek of moral relativism to the extent they are not grounded at all in any substantive conception of good and bad, or right and wrong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Heavy snow and strong winds could impact major routes, isolate higher-elevation communities, and create hazardous conditions for early-season recreation.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Construct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construct. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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