Construct
Construct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Waste
Waste verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: one country attempting to waste another
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Frylock makes several attempts to construct a new body for Carl, including one made entirely of eyes from a website specializing in medical waste.
Source: Eyes Do Not Belong There - As a doctrinal matter, the Iron Warriors are more likely to dig in and construct fortifications that the enemy might waste themselves against while reducing their power through sustained barrages of artillery.
Source: Gradual Grinder -
How many Real Life military commanders ride around in a mech that can lay waste to an entire country and at the same time construct an entire army, navy, and air force within a few hours all by themselves?
Source: Video Game / Supreme Commander
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Waste and Construct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/construct/waste
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Waste or Construct. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/construct/waste.
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