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
Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
The way a child constructs and engages with the scene can help the therapist explore underlying emotions and unconscious themes.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
It will be defined by who constructs the systems that allow both to scale together—and who had the capital, the patience, and the mandate to start building before anyone else.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
American Men dives into the lives of four men and explores how each of them constructs their relationship to masculinity.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Along with screenwriter Ed Solomon, Soderbergh also constructs the ideal showcase for two separate generations of British actors to cook.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
The Boring Company constructs tunnel trafficways for cars and pedestrians.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
The Arizona Department of Transportation plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements across the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The poet is the first to understand that safety is an illusion that power constructs.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
The way a child constructs and engages with the scene can help the therapist explore underlying emotions and unconscious themes.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
It will be defined by who constructs the systems that allow both to scale together—and who had the capital, the patience, and the mandate to start building before anyone else.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
American Men dives into the lives of four men and explores how each of them constructs their relationship to masculinity.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Along with screenwriter Ed Solomon, Soderbergh also constructs the ideal showcase for two separate generations of British actors to cook.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
The Boring Company constructs tunnel trafficways for cars and pedestrians.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
The Arizona Department of Transportation plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements across the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The poet is the first to understand that safety is an illusion that power constructs.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructs
Verb
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Now saddled with the moral dilemma of keeping the money or turning it in, the trio devises a simple plan.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Bright leads the cast of Off Campus as Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett in order to catch the attention of her crush, Justin.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Each season is a slow burn that builds episode by episode into an absorbing, satisfying whole.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Slammiversary card builds out Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)’s Slammiversary is inching closer.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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My career as a deputy public defender has also taught me that the people who appear in court are not abstractions.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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The reader is meant to fill those abstractions—what injustice is?—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Verb
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For a few minutes, nobody cared that this team is an expensive, disjointed, underperforming, charisma-free mess that invents ways to lose.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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Transparency, accountability, due process, explainability, and the ability to challenge decisions are not merely technical concepts.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Few city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.—
Judy Gradwohl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Constructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructs. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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