constructed

verb

Definition of constructednext
past tense of construct
1
as in devised
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 built
to form by putting together parts or materials constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructed
  1. devised
  2. built
  3. assembled
  4. invented
  5. made
  6. erected
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  • The brand this year also devised a bold new trophy for the Louis Vuitton Cup winner that is literally centuries ahead of the staid 19th-century America’s Cup.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This was originally devised for off-roading but can also be useful for scenarios like maneuvering in a car wash.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of devised
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  • The train cars that will be sent to Lima were built between 1985 and 1987 and served millions of riders in the Bay Area until their retirement.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Conservation biologist Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University in Sydney built heat shelters from large bricks prefabricated with holes that just happen to be the perfect size for green and golden bell frogs.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of built
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  • Cost of ancillary products and assembled components increased to $342,865 from $187,841, reflecting the component costs associated with the rise in perpetual license sales of progressive gaming systems.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • In London, the crowd assembled near a statue of Peter Pan, where handmade signs, balloons, and flowers were placed to honor Payne.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of assembled
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  • Now, a team of engineers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia have invented a protective coating for concrete pipes that could help reduce the number of fatbergs that form in sewers.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Tesla practically invented the concept of the connected Software Defined Vehicle, and the functionality available remains class leading.
    James Morris, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of invented
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  • How to see what COVID variants are dominant Not all of the CDC's data made the cutoff to be included on the first layer of the agency's new snapshot.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The top 10 were all white men (shocker), but four Black billionaires made the list this year, too.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of made
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  • But they were largely wiped out when dams were erected and blocked access to many of their original habitats.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The union and several locals erected a statue of him outside of its headquarters in 2022, for example.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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