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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He is accused of devising the scheme using a contraband cell phone, from which authorities recovered several recordings of the Brooklyn native detailing the plot.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Mar. 2025 -
The usual path to devising generative AI consists of what is known as autoregressive LLMs, while the promising new avenue is referred to as diffusion LLMs (dLLMs).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Jio is building a multibillion-dollar ecosystem in India.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Knicks outscored the Raptors 40-24 in the second quarter and 31-18 in the third, building a commanding 29-point lead heading into the final period.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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In fact, pretty much everything, from stocking up on cute baby clothes to assembling nursery furniture, feels both ways at the same time.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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The facility, historically used for assembling Volkswagen, Porsche and Skoda models, faces an uncertain future amid declining demand and restructuring efforts within Germany's auto industry.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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There has been quite a lot of progress lately in inventing brain-computer interfaces (BCI), also known as brain-machine interfaces (BMI).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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All sixth graders from all nine schools in the Encinitas Union School District get to spend a week at the district’s Farm Lab taking part in Salad Wars, inventing their own organic salad dressing and competing against their classmates for the honor of The Golden Fork.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The administration accuses other countries of erecting unfair trade barriers to keep out American exports and using underhanded tactics to promote their own.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.—
Karsten Moran,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Homan said Monday that sanctuary policies in Boston and Massachusetts were making communities less safe, because of the disconnect between local and federal agencies.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Workplace evolutions spurred by technology even impact those who are creating them.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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His retirement saw the end of an era, creating a vacuum in a sport closely tethered to his name and achievements.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Constructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructing. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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