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verb

present tense third-person singular of construct
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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2
as in builds
to form by putting together parts or materials constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river

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constructs

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noun

plural of construct
as in abstractions

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Recent Examples of constructs
Verb
What sets leaders apart, however, is who constructs their fortress before the moment becomes overwhelming. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Director Geethu Mohandas constructs the world as one built on competing loyalties, betrayal and personal redemption. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructs
  1. devises
  2. builds
  3. abstractions
  4. invents
  5. assembles
  6. concepts
  7. concocts
  8. erects
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  • The British-American actress plays Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli) to catch the attention of her crush, Justin (Josh Heuston).
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Six men are eaten by the Cyclops before Odysseus devises a plan to escape from the cave they are trapped in.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
Definition of devises
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  • Paranormal Activity, the play, builds to the sort of slick and grisly finale that would be just right for the end of a cruel horror movie, but that lands awkwardly onstage.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This builds flavor in your dish before any flavorful liquids or other seasonings are added.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of builds
Noun
  • Certain practical and loving people viewed abstractions as attempts to escape, and thus a way of failing at what was essential in life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Billy’s main creative outlet in her years of solitude has been visual art, and her work—abstractions dominated by the geometric forms of Little Death’s air-vent face—seems like a closed circuit of self-therapy.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of abstractions
Verb
  • Increasingly, success depends not on who invents first, but on who can manufacture, deploy and scale those innovations most effectively.
    — Ariyan Kabir, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Yet history reminds us that technological leadership is rarely determined solely by who invents it first.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of invents
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  • The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembles
Noun
  • Lithium-7, meanwhile, is used in advanced fission concepts, including molten salt reactors.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Open Concepts With more mixed reactions than the other trends, open concepts fill out the top five most controversial design trends.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of concepts
Verb
  • The new film continues the story of the conclusion of Holland’s third Spider-Man film, where Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) concocts a spell to make everyone forget Peter as a way to save the multiverse.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of concocts
Verb
  • Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of erects

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“Constructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructs. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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