Construction
Construction noun - Something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts.
Finishing and construction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finishing" instead a noun "Construction".
Finishing
Finishing noun - A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance).
Construction and finishing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Construction" instead a noun "Finishing".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In The Vor Game, the brand-new flagship of the Barrayaran fleet, Prince Xav, launches for battle with construction crews still aboard putting in the finishing touches.
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The ultimate artifact appears to be the Crucible, whose construction started millions of years ago and was continued each cycle by a new race culminating in humanity and their contemporaries in its cycle (possibly) finishing the Crucible and using it to wipe out the Reapers.
Source: Precursors - As a counter, Starfleet is in the process of finishing the construction on the first of the new Constitution-class heavy cruisers.
Source: Web Video / Prelude to Axanar
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