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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as in concept
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Recent Examples of construct
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Like all On shoes, they’re constructed to have a soft, cloudlike feel, so your feet won’t get sore during your all-day adventure.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
These constructs, over time, led to South Carolina executing 14 years-young George Stinney in 1944, the youngest person in U.S. history killed in an electric chair (his conviction was vacated 70 years later).
—Monique L. Dixon, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
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But now, with all the development coming to Sunrise, there’s a plan to construct a new ramp system to fix that problem.
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This is the same construct that was used by the Internet sweepstakes cafés.
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Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.—
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Then again, maybe the first ASI wants to have ASI pals and therefore devises additional ASIs accordingly.—
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Amid growing economic anxieties at home and abroad, Trump this week downplayed the scale of the tariff rates in store for other nations ‒ a noticeable change in his tone after building the tariffs up for weeks.—
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Mercedes is also in the process of building 350 kW proprietary charging stations across the U.S. for its customers.—
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Following in this line of thought, the current state of the culture wars is evidently a reaction to hegemony that progressive concepts achieved, particularly in the immediately preceding period.—
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The concept of personalized treatment plans for pets mirrors a trend in the human medical field, where topics like personalized wellness and healthy aging are increasingly popular.—
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Some are concocting nostalgic scrapbooks and others are knitting cozy blankets or adorable sweaters.—
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At that point, the writers gathered to familiarize themselves (for the first time) with the original show and began concocting various excuses for having big-name stars floating in and out of the Bradys’ new life in Malibu.—
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For the Thursday assault, a Russian regiment assembled a dozen armored vehicles in one column—an increasingly rare sight as Russian losses of armored vehicles and other heavy equipment exceed 20,000 and regiments turn to civilian vehicles to keep their troops moving.—
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Coleman Evanston Screen Tent No more struggling for hours trying to set up your tent — the Coleman Evanston Screen Tent can be assembled in just 15 minutes.—
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The Space Launch System rocket cost taxpayers $23.8 billion since its conception in 2011, according to data from The Planetary Society.—
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Rogen says the idea to make the episode itself a oner became a funny meta joke-on-the-joke during the installment’s conception.—
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In 1973, Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs invented Ethernet and implemented the first local-area network or LAN at Xerox Parc.—
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These three teams invented the Tables, Ladders, & Chairs matches, which are now considered classic wrestling moments.—
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
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The project is also intended to contribute to maintaining existing forests and creating new ones.—
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“Construct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construct. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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