constructing

verb

present participle of construct
1
as in devising
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 building
to form by putting together parts or materials constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river

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Recent Examples of constructing Asante draws a manufacturing analogy—with some exaggeration—arguing that previous nuclear power plants were built bespoke, akin to constructing an entire factory to produce a single car. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Mendoza, of the Philippine Tennis Association, told me that new public courts are being built around the country, and the government is constructing a new national tennis center. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The Nazis appear to be constructing bunkers and fortifying machine gun nests here at the border. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Runner said the new community center is more centrally located in the city, and that purchasing existing buildings instead of constructing new ones at Mills Crossing makes more financial sense. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Klausner modeled the show’s intricate plotting on Curb Your Enthusiasm, constructing separate stories that would dovetail at the end of an episode. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 Building America's next competitive advantage also requires investing in the workforce capable of designing, constructing, and maintaining these systems. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Kairos has already explored several of these approaches while constructing and testing its Hermes reactor facilities. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 Targeting one of Connecticut’s wealthiest suburbs, a developer is looking to use the 8-30g law to win permission for constructing a six-story building with more than 170 apartments in the heart of Greenwich. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructing
  1. devising
  2. building
  3. concocting
  4. assembling
  5. inventing
  6. erecting
  7. designing
  8. making
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  • Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have thwarted that tyranny even more profoundly, by devising an ultra-fast way to steer light, using light itself as the steering wheel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now Iran’s hardline leadership is devising and promoting its own strategy for continued confrontation with Washington.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of devising
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  • Mid-cap companies are also investing more in building new capacity, Nitin Bhasin, head of institutional equities at Ambit Capital, told CNBC.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Zag will sit down with Deadline at the Rendez-Vous to discuss the business, and his approach to building animation franchises and connecting with younger audiences.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of building
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  • Baldoni denied wrongdoing and accused Lively of concocting false allegations as part of an effort to wrest creative control of the film.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the proposition isn’t simply about concocting an outfit for 18 holes.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of concocting
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  • As that year’s freshman class president, Miles’ father, George, was instrumental in assembling some 600 freshmen to lug into place 300 tons of loose rock left over from the stadium excavation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • On the provider side, the response is a person opening a portal, reading the denial reason, pulling the record and assembling an appeal by hand.
    — Oleg Nesterov, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • His great-great-grandfather, Antonio Cansino, was widely credited with inventing modern-day Spanish dance.
    — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Whether inventing the Bong-a-Tron or freeing themselves after hours trapped inside a Party City parking lot, these misadventures almost always hinge on weed.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of inventing
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  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded by erecting a 24-by-12-foot bilingual sign in Grimsby, Ontario on Saturday with the Canadian name for the lake.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Coastal Commission signed off on the project a few years ago, after tussles over low-cost housing provisions during the course of erecting yet another luxury hotel.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erecting
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  • Broadcom has been one of the major winners of the AI boom, designing custom chips for companies including Google, Meta and OpenAI.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For this reason, Triola’s belief that a machine’s aggregation acumen presents chefs with an innovative tool for designing recipes strikes me as misguided.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Higher benchmark yields can lift financing costs even for healthy companies, potentially making some factories, data centers, acquisitions and other investments less economically viable.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Luckily, the brand agrees with me because the Gemini Floral Mini Bag, Scarlett Quilted Bag, and Dumpling Suede Croc Bag are all statement-making styles.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Constructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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