1
as in devises
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 builds
to form by putting together parts or materials
constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
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Recent Examples of constructs
Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The film explores the beauty and burdens of being an eldest daughter and constructs an escapist world where Black girls get to simply be kids.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Holland constructs a fragmented, kaleidoscopic portrait that blends real episodes with Kafka’s fiction and his strange afterlife as both cultural prophet and commercial brand.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
All executions were temporarily suspended in Idaho while the state constructs the firing squad chamber.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the general manager of an MLB franchise constructs team rosters, executes player transactions, and makes critical personnel decisions, the field manager engages directly with players, fosters relationships, and cultivates team culture in the clubhouse.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Gurba constructs a labyrinth of language where California poppies, childhood witchcraft and feminist rage bloom side by side.
—Ana Cristina Frías Cabrera, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The department plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements in the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The film explores the beauty and burdens of being an eldest daughter and constructs an escapist world where Black girls get to simply be kids.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Holland constructs a fragmented, kaleidoscopic portrait that blends real episodes with Kafka’s fiction and his strange afterlife as both cultural prophet and commercial brand.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
All executions were temporarily suspended in Idaho while the state constructs the firing squad chamber.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the general manager of an MLB franchise constructs team rosters, executes player transactions, and makes critical personnel decisions, the field manager engages directly with players, fosters relationships, and cultivates team culture in the clubhouse.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructs
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No one wants to give up on Erica, especially Uhura, who devises a plan to send another shuttle through the wormhole to rescue Erica.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mary’s enterprising sister Edith (Laura Carmichael) devises a plan to invite Coward, in whose show their friend Guy Dexter (Dominic West), now secretly in a relationship with their former servant Thomas (Robert James-Collier), is appearing.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Globe quickly reorganizes, moving ongoing productions to other theaters around town and builds a 620-seat outdoor Festival Theatre in just 52 days.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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San Jose’s latest foray into virtual agents builds on gains the city’s made with its multiple successful artificial intelligence pilots and programs aimed at enhancing employees’ skills.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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But an explicit multistep road map moves the debate from abstractions to timelines.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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Anderson, who both wrote and directed the film, suppresses psychological complexity, creating characters who are little more than abstractions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Every generation invents its own slang, and language evolves in ways most of us will never consciously perceive, Jones said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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And recently, many of these voices have declared that the day of reckoning is near, telling government officials that whichever country invents AGI first will gain enormous geopolitical advantages.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett assembles a viper’s nest of academics and one star student, but no one is likable.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The new series assembles 10 housewives from across the continent for what producers are calling a celebration of Pan-African sisterhood and glamor.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other concepts explore heritage, experimental finishes and expressive silhouettes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Opponents are starting to call the same plays and concepts, in the red zone and in the open field, on explosive plays.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lockjaw, obsessed with everything about Perfidia, concocts a reason to send authorities into the town where Bob and Willa are living.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Exciting partnerships could develop, encouraging us to lean into romantic notions.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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Protesters have slammed the notions and multiple attendees wore inflatable frog and animal costumes to point to the absurdity of the claims of danger.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Constructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructs. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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