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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Additionally, the analyst said a key reason for the constructive outlook on U.S. banks is the potential for a positive revision cycle for earnings per share.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
If used as a snide kiss-off, this conversation-ender conveys disagreement or dissatisfaction with an outcome or decision without directly addressing it, much less trying to be constructive.
—John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Their words and proposals are divisive rather than constructive.
—Wes Mader, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
If used as a snide kiss-off, this conversation-ender conveys disagreement or dissatisfaction with an outcome or decision without directly addressing it, much less trying to be constructive.
—John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Their words and proposals are divisive rather than constructive.
—Wes Mader, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for constructive
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“Constructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constructive. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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