construction paper

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of construction paper

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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

And just in case I had missed it, there was a framed drawing on yellow construction paper by his daughter that said in big black letters: “Pulitzer Prize Finalist.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Yes, the activity of cutting photos and words out of magazines with scissors and pasting them onto construction paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 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

She was on the floor of Tía’s apartment, cutting out blue construction paper butterflies for Mariposa while Tía’s telenovelas played across the room.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz