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construction paper

American

noun

a heavy groundwood paper in sheets of various sizes and colors for use especially in making posters and cutouts.

Etymology

Origin of construction paper

First recorded in 1920–25

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construction paper

To find out, researchers attached live mosquitoes to strips of construction paper and dangled them in front of 19 ray spiders.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 4, 2024

“I believe a ream of colored construction paper is like $20,” Abt said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

The prisoners create decorations for the visits, including colorful paper flowers, butterflies, family photos framed in construction paper and even the bouquet presented to Martinez by her daughter.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

His participants recently made bowls of clay and sewed log books of construction paper with colored yarn.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

I took small chapbooks overseas with me, chapbooks bound by staples with covers that were little more than construction paper.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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