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as in structure
something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts
the swing set turned out to be a more complicated construction than the "some assembly required" warning suggested
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as in interpretation
a statement that makes something clear
could you give us your construction of this passage in the Bible?
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Recent Examples of construction
He is sponsored by spirits and supplement companies who help pay his travel expenses, but still works in construction during the off-season.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Electric machines process 12,800 tons of construction waste Volvo revealed that the electric machines helped sort and process approximately 12,800 tons of construction waste, with 96% recycled into raw materials for future use – supporting the shift towards circular materials management.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the legislature appropriated $107 million for site and road improvements and construction of aircraft hangars.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The remodel of the former office building included the construction of about 30 traditional classrooms, art rooms with kilns, science labs, a band room, gymnasium and cafeteria, McGlynn said.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Electric machines process 12,800 tons of construction waste Volvo revealed that the electric machines helped sort and process approximately 12,800 tons of construction waste, with 96% recycled into raw materials for future use – supporting the shift towards circular materials management.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the legislature appropriated $107 million for site and road improvements and construction of aircraft hangars.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The remodel of the former office building included the construction of about 30 traditional classrooms, art rooms with kilns, science labs, a band room, gymnasium and cafeteria, McGlynn said.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construction
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who can diagnose feedback loops, surface mental models and align vision with structure will turn collaboration from aspiration into execution.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stanford Health Care has launched an AI assistant that helps its physicians draft interpretations of clinical tests and lab results to send to patients.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraging taxpayer friendly interpretation of the tips deduction.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Study co-author Benjamin Proudfoot, an astronomer at the University of Central Florida, also thinks that a newfound satellite is the most likely explanation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Graphic by Newsweek of a house snapped in two and an umbrella shielding it from a shower of dollar bills, with illustrations of coal and a nuclear power plant.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters And OpenAI in June showcased an intelligent voice assistant mode for ChatGPT that has fluid translation built in as one of many features.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The outlets reported that the affidavit said Cobos-Martinez and Nagamallaiah got into a disagreement over a translation issue.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construction. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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