CONSTRUCTING Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

constructing

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present participle of construct

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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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 For textile biotechnology companies, the service could provide access to industrial fermentation equipment without the upfront expense of constructing a dedicated facility. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Around 30 animators worked across 40 tiny sets, painstakingly constructing a feature-length film frame by frame. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 But a central design decision for constructing URLs has made the links easy to discover. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 That includes plans for a ballroom at the former site of the White House East Wing, restoring and renaming the Kennedy Center, and constructing a towering Triumphal Arch. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Brigham’s parent, Mass General Brigham, has launched its own rival cancer institute and is constructing new buildings and renovating other spaces to compete. — Marin Wolf — Boston Globe, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026 Tearing down existing homes on land that is more than 6,000 square feet of the property and constructing multi-family units would produce a financial gap that makes the construction infeasible, according to the study. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Shout out to my little brother, who gifted me a New York Times Games subscription back in 2023 and began my journey to constructing. — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.

— Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Mungiu may have a less sadistic streak and a more active camera, but the two filmmakers share a particular commitment to narrative indeterminacy, devising intricate yet incomplete crime-story plots that function broadly as sociopolitical allegories.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

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Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The result is a growing chasm between how the people building AI think about its benefits and how ordinary Americans think about its costs.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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When DeSantis took office and began assembling his team, Florida faced the same cultural pressures as the rest of the country.

— Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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The figures highlight the structural reliance of US tech on China, and the difficulties of erecting a materials and software firewall against Beijing.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The authority will be erecting acoustic barriers and will send alerts for blasting and other disruptions.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of erecting

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Those assumptions can be quite uncertain when designing an entirely new study.

— Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
This year’s homebrew showstopper could see its creator designing a licensed table for one of the industry’s major manufacturers by the following year’s show.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

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Know More Some Republicans don’t want any administration making forays into the private sector with public money.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
And Musk’s reference to SpaceX making between $500 billion and $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of 2027 vastly eclipsed the Street’s estimate of $186 billion.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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