as in creative
having a role in deciding something's final form
his experiences as an exchange student played a constructive part in the course that his life would take
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Recent Examples of constructive
Columbia will also launch trainings by the Anti-Defamation League and several other national Jewish organizations and build out programs focused on constructive dialogue.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
These deep tensions remain a significant impediment to constructive negotiations on the nuclear front.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
Although witness testimony tilted toward constructive engagement, security and compliance remained central themes.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
That would probably describe a number of the countries that are out there trying to respond with constructive deals.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
These deep tensions remain a significant impediment to constructive negotiations on the nuclear front.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
Although witness testimony tilted toward constructive engagement, security and compliance remained central themes.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
That would probably describe a number of the countries that are out there trying to respond with constructive deals.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constructive
Adjective
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Our dining and nightlife correspondent Ana Gutierrez rounded up the creative tequila and mezcal cocktails Austin bars have on tap to mark the occasion.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Forbes Communications Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.—
Meghan Keough,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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His obsession is with the innumerable recordings that have been issued in the past seventy-five years or so—a glorious panoply of changing musical taste that reflects the interplay of art and commerce in the most productive and wasteful culture the world has ever known.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The really good, productive players have always been that way.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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“Constructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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