diff --git a/src/V3Assert.cpp b/src/V3Assert.cpp
index 8607c05fa..15969106a 100644
--- a/src/V3Assert.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Assert.cpp
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ private:
     string assertDisplayMessage(AstNode* nodep, const string& prefix, const string& message,
                                 VDisplayType severity) {
         if (severity == VDisplayType::DT_ERROR || severity == VDisplayType::DT_FATAL) {
-            return (string("[%0t] " + prefix + ": ") + nodep->fileline()->filebasename() + ":"
+            return (string{"[%0t] " + prefix + ": "} + nodep->fileline()->filebasename() + ":"
                     + cvtToStr(nodep->fileline()->lineno()) + ": Assertion failed in %m"
                     + ((message != "") ? ": " : "") + message + "\n");
         } else {
-            return (string("[%0t] " + prefix + ": ") + nodep->fileline()->filebasename() + ":"
+            return (string{"[%0t] " + prefix + ": "} + nodep->fileline()->filebasename() + ":"
                     + cvtToStr(nodep->fileline()->lineno()) + ": %m"
                     + ((message != "") ? ": " : "") + message + "\n");
         }
diff --git a/src/V3AssertPre.cpp b/src/V3AssertPre.cpp
index 8221ee0ab..51a12ad14 100644
--- a/src/V3AssertPre.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AssertPre.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ private:
                 //     always queue.push(<sampled var>);
                 AstCMethodHard* const pushp = new AstCMethodHard{
                     flp, new AstVarRef{flp, queueVarp, VAccess::WRITE}, "push",
-                    new AstTime(nodep->fileline(), m_modp->timeunit())};
+                    new AstTime{nodep->fileline(), m_modp->timeunit()}};
                 pushp->addPinsp(exprp->cloneTree(false));
                 pushp->dtypeSetVoid();
                 m_clockingp->addNextHere(
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ private:
                 //     always @<clocking event> queue.pop(<skew>, /*out*/<skewed var>});
                 AstCMethodHard* const popp = new AstCMethodHard{
                     flp, new AstVarRef{flp, queueVarp, VAccess::READWRITE}, "pop",
-                    new AstTime(nodep->fileline(), m_modp->timeunit())};
+                    new AstTime{nodep->fileline(), m_modp->timeunit()}};
                 popp->addPinsp(skewp->unlinkFrBack());
                 popp->addPinsp(refp);
                 popp->dtypeSetVoid();
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodeOther.h b/src/V3AstNodeOther.h
index a9b1ecb10..e923385d3 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodeOther.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodeOther.h
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ public:
         BROKEN_RTN(!fmtp());
         return nullptr;
     }
-    string verilogKwd() const override { return (string("$") + string(displayType().ascii())); }
+    string verilogKwd() const override { return string{"$"} + string{displayType().ascii()}; }
     bool isGateOptimizable() const override { return false; }
     bool isPredictOptimizable() const override { return false; }
     bool isPure() const override { return false; }  // SPECIAL: $display has 'visual' ordering
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ public:
     void name(const string& name) override { m_name = name; }
     void dump(std::ostream& str) const override;
     string nameDotless() const;
-    string nameVlSym() const { return ((string("vlSymsp->")) + nameDotless()); }
+    string nameVlSym() const { return string{"vlSymsp->"} + nameDotless(); }
     AstNodeModule* modp() const { return m_modp; }
     //
     AstScope* aboveScopep() const VL_MT_SAFE { return m_aboveScopep; }
@@ -2640,8 +2640,8 @@ public:
         return nullptr;
     }
     string verilogKwd() const override {
-        return (filep() ? string("$f") + string(displayType().ascii())
-                        : string("$") + string(displayType().ascii()));
+        return (filep() ? string{"$f"} + string{displayType().ascii()}
+                        : string{"$"} + string{displayType().ascii()});
     }
     bool isGateOptimizable() const override { return false; }
     bool isPredictOptimizable() const override { return false; }
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index fd7d78fc5..9b84b5c4b 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ string AstVar::dpiArgType(bool named, bool forReturn) const {
     } else {
         class converter final : public dpiTypesToStringConverter {
             string bitLogicVector(const AstVar* varp, bool isBit) const override {
-                return string(varp->isReadOnly() ? "const " : "")
+                return string{varp->isReadOnly() ? "const " : ""}
                        + dpiTypesToStringConverter::bitLogicVector(varp, isBit) + '*';
             }
             string primitive(const AstVar* varp) const override {
@@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ string AstVar::dpiTmpVarType(const string& varName) const {
 
 string AstVar::scType() const {
     if (isScBigUint()) {
-        return (string("sc_biguint<") + cvtToStr(widthMin())
+        return (string{"sc_biguint<"} + cvtToStr(widthMin())
                 + "> ");  // Keep the space so don't get >>
     } else if (isScUint()) {
-        return (string("sc_uint<") + cvtToStr(widthMin())
+        return (string{"sc_uint<"} + cvtToStr(widthMin())
                 + "> ");  // Keep the space so don't get >>
     } else if (isScBv()) {
-        return (string("sc_bv<") + cvtToStr(widthMin()) + "> ");  // Keep the space so don't get >>
+        return (string{"sc_bv<"} + cvtToStr(widthMin()) + "> ");  // Keep the space so don't get >>
     } else if (widthMin() == 1) {
         return "bool";
     } else if (widthMin() <= VL_IDATASIZE) {
diff --git a/src/V3Begin.cpp b/src/V3Begin.cpp
index c2a06df4b..b7707754d 100644
--- a/src/V3Begin.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Begin.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ private:
             // To keep correct visual order, must add before other Text's
             AstText* const afterp = nodep->scopeAttrp();
             if (afterp) afterp->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
-            nodep->addScopeAttrp(new AstText{nodep->fileline(), string("__DOT__") + scname});
+            nodep->addScopeAttrp(new AstText{nodep->fileline(), string{"__DOT__"} + scname});
             if (afterp) nodep->addScopeAttrp(afterp);
         }
         iterateChildren(nodep);
diff --git a/src/V3Clock.cpp b/src/V3Clock.cpp
index 1a7be8041..bf374d2a3 100644
--- a/src/V3Clock.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Clock.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ private:
         if (vscp->user1p()) return VN_AS(vscp->user1p(), VarScope);
         const AstVar* const varp = vscp->varp();
         const string newvarname
-            = string("__Vsampled__") + vscp->scopep()->nameDotless() + "__" + varp->name();
+            = string{"__Vsampled__"} + vscp->scopep()->nameDotless() + "__" + varp->name();
         FileLine* const flp = vscp->fileline();
         AstVar* const newvarp = new AstVar{flp, VVarType::MODULETEMP, newvarname, varp->dtypep()};
         newvarp->noReset(true);  // Reset by below assign
diff --git a/src/V3Delayed.cpp b/src/V3Delayed.cpp
index d249b2637..1a491422d 100644
--- a/src/V3Delayed.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Delayed.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ private:
             if (VN_IS(dimp, Const)) {  // bit = const, can just use it
                 dimreadps.push_front(dimp);
             } else {
-                const string bitvarname = (string("__Vdlyvdim") + cvtToStr(dimension) + "__"
-                                           + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum));
+                const string bitvarname = string{"__Vdlyvdim"} + cvtToStr(dimension) + "__"
+                                          + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum);
                 AstVarScope* const bitvscp
                     = createVarSc(varrefp->varScopep(), bitvarname, dimp->width(), nullptr);
                 AstAssign* const bitassignp = new AstAssign{
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ private:
                 // vlsb = constant, can just push constant into where we use it
                 bitreadp = lsbvaluep;
             } else {
-                const string bitvarname = (string("__Vdlyvlsb__") + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v"
-                                           + cvtToStr(modVecNum));
+                const string bitvarname
+                    = string{"__Vdlyvlsb__"} + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum);
                 AstVarScope* const bitvscp
                     = createVarSc(varrefp->varScopep(), bitvarname, lsbvaluep->width(), nullptr);
                 AstAssign* const bitassignp = new AstAssign{
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ private:
             valreadp = nodep->rhsp()->unlinkFrBack();
         } else {
             const string valvarname
-                = (string("__Vdlyvval__") + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum));
+                = string{"__Vdlyvval__"} + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum);
             AstVarScope* const valvscp
                 = createVarSc(varrefp->varScopep(), valvarname, 0, nodep->rhsp()->dtypep());
             newlhsp = new AstVarRef{nodep->fileline(), valvscp, VAccess::WRITE};
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ private:
             ++m_statSharedSet;
         } else {  // Create new one
             const string setvarname
-                = (string("__Vdlyvset__") + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum));
+                = string{"__Vdlyvset__"} + oldvarp->shortName() + "__v" + cvtToStr(modVecNum);
             setvscp = createVarSc(varrefp->varScopep(), setvarname, 1, nullptr);
             if (!m_inSuspendableOrFork) {
                 // Suspendables reset __Vdlyvset__ in the AstAlwaysPost
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ private:
         if (nodep->isDelayed()) {
             AstVarRef* const vrefp = VN_AS(nodep->operandp(), VarRef);
             vrefp->unlinkFrBack();
-            const string newvarname = (string("__Vdly__") + vrefp->varp()->shortName());
+            const string newvarname = string{"__Vdly__"} + vrefp->varp()->shortName();
             AstVarScope* const dlyvscp = createVarSc(vrefp->varScopep(), newvarname, 1, nullptr);
 
             const auto dlyRef = [=](VAccess access) {
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ private:
                     checkActivePost(nodep, oldactivep);
                 }
                 if (!dlyvscp) {  // First use of this delayed variable
-                    const string newvarname = (string("__Vdly__") + nodep->varp()->shortName());
+                    const string newvarname = string{"__Vdly__"} + nodep->varp()->shortName();
                     dlyvscp = createVarSc(oldvscp, newvarname, 0, nullptr);
                     AstNodeAssign* const prep = new AstAssignPre{
                         nodep->fileline(),
diff --git a/src/V3Descope.cpp b/src/V3Descope.cpp
index fded54459..3c1eeb518 100644
--- a/src/V3Descope.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Descope.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private:
                             new AstEq{
                                 funcp->fileline(), new AstCExpr{funcp->fileline(), "this", 64},
                                 new AstCExpr{funcp->fileline(),
-                                             string("&(") + funcp->scopep()->nameVlSym() + ")",
+                                             string{"&("} + funcp->scopep()->nameVlSym() + ")",
                                              64}},
                             returnp};
                         newfuncp->addStmtsp(ifp);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ private:
                 // to come up with some return value
                 // newfuncp->addStmtsp(new AstDisplay(newfuncp->fileline(),
                 //                                   VDisplayType::DT_WARNING,
-                //                                   string("%%Error: ")+name+"() called with bad
+                //                                   string{"%%Error: "}+name+"() called with bad
                 //                                   scope", nullptr));
                 // newfuncp->addStmtsp(new AstStop(newfuncp->fileline()));
                 if (debug() >= 9) newfuncp->dumpTree("-  newfunc: ");
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCFunc.cpp b/src/V3EmitCFunc.cpp
index 498c46f1e..9160e5068 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCFunc.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCFunc.cpp
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ void EmitCFunc::displayArg(AstNode* dispp, AstNode** elistp, bool isScan, const
         double dchars = mantissabits / 3.321928094887362 + 1.0;
         if (fmtLetter == 'd') dchars++;  // space for sign
         const int nchars = int(dchars);
-        pfmt = string("%") + cvtToStr(nchars) + fmtLetter;
+        pfmt = string{"%"} + cvtToStr(nchars) + fmtLetter;
     } else {
-        pfmt = string("%") + vfmt + fmtLetter;
+        pfmt = string{"%"} + vfmt + fmtLetter;
     }
     m_emitDispState.pushFormat(pfmt);
     if (!ignore) {
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ string EmitCFunc::emitVarResetRecurse(const AstVar* varp, const string& varNameP
     } else if (const AstUnpackArrayDType* const adtypep = VN_CAST(dtypep, UnpackArrayDType)) {
         UASSERT_OBJ(adtypep->hi() >= adtypep->lo(), varp,
                     "Should have swapped msb & lsb earlier.");
-        const string ivar = string("__Vi") + cvtToStr(depth);
+        const string ivar = string{"__Vi"} + cvtToStr(depth);
         const string pre = ("for (int " + ivar + " = " + cvtToStr(0) + "; " + ivar + " < "
                             + cvtToStr(adtypep->elementsConst()) + "; ++" + ivar + ") {\n");
         const string below = emitVarResetRecurse(varp, varNameProtected, adtypep->subDTypep(),
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCFunc.h b/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
index 83997f570..1149c728f 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
+++ b/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ public:
             if (!v3Global.opt.protectIds()) return;
         }
         if (!(nodep->protect() && v3Global.opt.protectIds())) {
-            putsDecoration(string("// ") + nodep->name() + at + "\n");
+            putsDecoration(string{"// "} + nodep->name() + at + "\n");
         }
         iterateChildrenConst(nodep);
     }
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ public:
 
     // Default
     void visit(AstNode* nodep) override {
-        puts(string("\n???? // ") + nodep->prettyTypeName() + "\n");
+        puts(string{"\n???? // "} + nodep->prettyTypeName() + "\n");
         iterateChildrenConst(nodep);
         // LCOV_EXCL_START
         if (!v3Global.opt.lintOnly()) {  // An internal problem, so suppress
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp b/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp
index d231d7058..ead32fb03 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class EmitCImp final : EmitCFunc {
                                 const int vecnum = vects++;
                                 UASSERT_OBJ(arrayp->hi() >= arrayp->lo(), varp,
                                             "Should have swapped msb & lsb earlier.");
-                                const string ivar = string("__Vi") + cvtToStr(vecnum);
+                                const string ivar = string{"__Vi"} + cvtToStr(vecnum);
                                 puts("for (int __Vi" + cvtToStr(vecnum) + " = " + cvtToStr(0));
                                 puts("; " + ivar + " < " + cvtToStr(arrayp->elementsConst()));
                                 puts("; ++" + ivar + ") {\n");
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class EmitCImp final : EmitCFunc {
                             if (elementp->isWide()
                                 && !(basicp && basicp->keyword() == VBasicDTypeKwd::STRING)) {
                                 const int vecnum = vects++;
-                                const string ivar = string("__Vi") + cvtToStr(vecnum);
+                                const string ivar = string{"__Vi"} + cvtToStr(vecnum);
                                 puts("for (int __Vi" + cvtToStr(vecnum) + " = " + cvtToStr(0));
                                 puts("; " + ivar + " < " + cvtToStr(elementp->widthWords()));
                                 puts("; ++" + ivar + ") {\n");
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
index d9d865324..a1b64ea7f 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void EmitCSyms::emitSymHdr() {
     puts("\n// CONSTRUCTORS\n");
     puts(symClassName() + "(VerilatedContext* contextp, const char* namep, " + topClassName()
          + "* modelp);\n");
-    puts(string("~") + symClassName() + "();\n");
+    puts(string{"~"} + symClassName() + "();\n");
 
     for (const auto& i : m_usesVfinal) {
         puts("void " + symClassName() + "_" + cvtToStr(i.first) + "(");
diff --git a/src/V3EmitMk.cpp b/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
index 86f325c2f..02696c342 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ public:
         of.puts("# Path to Verilator kit (from $VERILATOR_ROOT)\n");
         of.puts("VERILATOR_ROOT = " + V3Options::getenvVERILATOR_ROOT() + "\n");
         of.puts("# SystemC include directory with systemc.h (from $SYSTEMC_INCLUDE)\n");
-        of.puts(string("SYSTEMC_INCLUDE ?= ") + V3Options::getenvSYSTEMC_INCLUDE() + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"SYSTEMC_INCLUDE ?= "} + V3Options::getenvSYSTEMC_INCLUDE() + "\n");
         of.puts("# SystemC library directory with libsystemc.a (from $SYSTEMC_LIBDIR)\n");
-        of.puts(string("SYSTEMC_LIBDIR ?= ") + V3Options::getenvSYSTEMC_LIBDIR() + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"SYSTEMC_LIBDIR ?= "} + V3Options::getenvSYSTEMC_LIBDIR() + "\n");
 
         // Only check it if we really need the value
         if (v3Global.opt.systemC() && !V3Options::systemCFound()) {
@@ -169,22 +169,22 @@ public:
 
         of.puts("\n### Switches...\n");
         of.puts("# C++ code coverage  0/1 (from --prof-c)\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_PROFC = ") + ((v3Global.opt.profC()) ? "1" : "0") + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"VM_PROFC = "} + ((v3Global.opt.profC()) ? "1" : "0") + "\n");
         of.puts("# SystemC output mode?  0/1 (from --sc)\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_SC = ") + ((v3Global.opt.systemC()) ? "1" : "0") + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"VM_SC = "} + ((v3Global.opt.systemC()) ? "1" : "0") + "\n");
         of.puts("# Legacy or SystemC output mode?  0/1 (from --sc)\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_SP_OR_SC = $(VM_SC)\n"));
+        of.puts(string{"VM_SP_OR_SC = $(VM_SC)\n"});
         of.puts("# Deprecated\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_PCLI = ") + (v3Global.opt.systemC() ? "0" : "1") + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"VM_PCLI = "} + (v3Global.opt.systemC() ? "0" : "1") + "\n");
         of.puts(
             "# Deprecated: SystemC architecture to find link library path (from $SYSTEMC_ARCH)\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_SC_TARGET_ARCH = ") + V3Options::getenvSYSTEMC_ARCH() + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"VM_SC_TARGET_ARCH = "} + V3Options::getenvSYSTEMC_ARCH() + "\n");
 
         of.puts("\n### Vars...\n");
         of.puts("# Design prefix (from --prefix)\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_PREFIX = ") + v3Global.opt.prefix() + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"VM_PREFIX = "} + v3Global.opt.prefix() + "\n");
         of.puts("# Module prefix (from --prefix)\n");
-        of.puts(string("VM_MODPREFIX = ") + v3Global.opt.modPrefix() + "\n");
+        of.puts(string{"VM_MODPREFIX = "} + v3Global.opt.modPrefix() + "\n");
 
         of.puts("# User CFLAGS (from -CFLAGS on Verilator command line)\n");
         of.puts("VM_USER_CFLAGS = \\\n");
diff --git a/src/V3Error.cpp b/src/V3Error.cpp
index 9eaaf9b0d..6fc051edc 100644
--- a/src/V3Error.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Error.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void V3Error::init() {
         describedEachWarn(static_cast<V3ErrorCode>(i), false);
         pretendError(static_cast<V3ErrorCode>(i), V3ErrorCode{i}.pretendError());
     }
-    if (VL_UNCOVERABLE(string(V3ErrorCode{V3ErrorCode::_ENUM_MAX}.ascii()) != " MAX")) {
+    if (VL_UNCOVERABLE(string{V3ErrorCode{V3ErrorCode::_ENUM_MAX}.ascii()} != " MAX")) {
         v3fatalSrc("Enum table in V3ErrorCode::EC_ascii() is munged");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/V3Global.cpp b/src/V3Global.cpp
index 81f24ade4..a9300eaf3 100644
--- a/src/V3Global.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Global.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void V3Global::readFiles() {
     VInFilter filter{v3Global.opt.pipeFilter()};
     V3ParseSym parseSyms{v3Global.rootp()};  // Symbol table must be common across all parsing
 
-    V3Parse parser(v3Global.rootp(), &filter, &parseSyms);
+    V3Parse parser{v3Global.rootp(), &filter, &parseSyms};
 
     // Parse the std package
     if (v3Global.opt.std()) {
diff --git a/src/V3Inst.cpp b/src/V3Inst.cpp
index 74fe5d504..061e5caeb 100644
--- a/src/V3Inst.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Inst.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public:
             V3Inst::checkOutputShort(pinp);
             AstNodeExpr* const pinexprp = VN_AS(pinp->exprp(), NodeExpr)->unlinkFrBack();
             const string newvarname
-                = (string(pinVarp->isWritable() ? "__Vcellout" : "__Vcellinp")
+                = (string{pinVarp->isWritable() ? "__Vcellout" : "__Vcellinp"}
                    // Prevent name conflict if both tri & non-tri add signals
                    + (forTristate ? "t" : "") + "__" + cellp->name() + "__" + pinp->name());
             AstVar* const newvarp
diff --git a/src/V3LinkInc.cpp b/src/V3LinkInc.cpp
index 4a2bb0c1c..ac89c57ee 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkInc.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkInc.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ private:
 
         // Prepare a temporary variable
         FileLine* const fl = backp->fileline();
-        const string name = string("__Vincrement") + cvtToStr(++m_modIncrementsNum);
+        const string name = string{"__Vincrement"} + cvtToStr(++m_modIncrementsNum);
         AstVar* const varp = new AstVar{fl, VVarType::BLOCKTEMP, name, VFlagChildDType{},
                                         varrefp->varp()->subDTypep()->cloneTree(true)};
         if (m_ftaskp) varp->funcLocal(true);
diff --git a/src/V3LinkJump.cpp b/src/V3LinkJump.cpp
index deba207eb..7ac37ade3 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkJump.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkJump.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private:
         //    REPEAT(count,body) -> loop=count,WHILE(loop>0) { body, loop-- }
         // Note var can be signed or unsigned based on original number.
         AstNodeExpr* const countp = nodep->countp()->unlinkFrBackWithNext();
-        const string name = string("__Vrepeat") + cvtToStr(m_modRepeatNum++);
+        const string name = string{"__Vrepeat"} + cvtToStr(m_modRepeatNum++);
         // Spec says value is integral, if negative is ignored
         AstVar* const varp
             = new AstVar{nodep->fileline(), VVarType::BLOCKTEMP, name, nodep->findSigned32DType()};
diff --git a/src/V3Options.cpp b/src/V3Options.cpp
index 25283e424..31d37e4b9 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Options.cpp
@@ -966,9 +966,9 @@ void V3Options::parseOpts(FileLine* fl, int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Default prefix to the filename
     if (prefix() == "" && topModule() != "")
-        m_prefix = string("V") + AstNode::encodeName(topModule());
+        m_prefix = string{"V"} + AstNode::encodeName(topModule());
     if (prefix() == "" && vFilesList.size() >= 1)
-        m_prefix = string("V") + AstNode::encodeName(V3Os::filenameNonExt(*(vFilesList.begin())));
+        m_prefix = string{"V"} + AstNode::encodeName(V3Os::filenameNonExt(*(vFilesList.begin())));
     if (modPrefix() == "") m_modPrefix = prefix();
 
     // Find files in makedir
diff --git a/src/V3Order.cpp b/src/V3Order.cpp
index a81a8afe0..dc1905f97 100644
--- a/src/V3Order.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Order.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ public:
         }
     }
     string name() const {
-        return (string("MDS:") + " d=" + cvtToHex(domainp()) + " s=" + cvtToHex(scopep()));
+        return string{"MDS:"} + " d=" + cvtToHex(domainp()) + " s=" + cvtToHex(scopep());
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/V3OrderMoveGraph.h b/src/V3OrderMoveGraph.h
index 622ffd5d9..426b410ff 100644
--- a/src/V3OrderMoveGraph.h
+++ b/src/V3OrderMoveGraph.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
             nm = "nul";  // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
         } else {
             nm = logicp()->name();
-            nm += (string("\\nMV:") + " d=" + cvtToHex(logicp()->domainp())
+            nm += (string{"\\nMV:"} + " d=" + cvtToHex(logicp()->domainp())
                    + " s=" + cvtToHex(logicp()->scopep()));
         }
         return nm;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public:
         string nm;
         if (logicp()) {
             nm = logicp()->name();
-            nm += (string("\\nMV:") + " d=" + cvtToHex(logicp()->domainp()) + " s="
+            nm += (string{"\\nMV:"} + " d=" + cvtToHex(logicp()->domainp()) + " s="
                    + cvtToHex(logicp()->scopep())
                    // "color()" represents the mtask ID.
                    + "\\nt=" + cvtToStr(color()));
diff --git a/src/V3ParseImp.cpp b/src/V3ParseImp.cpp
index b310beb96..cbf1808d5 100644
--- a/src/V3ParseImp.cpp
+++ b/src/V3ParseImp.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void V3ParseImp::tokenPipelineSym() {
             }
             if (foundp && !v3Global.usesStdPackage()) {
                 AstPackageImport* const impp
-                    = new AstPackageImport(stdpkgp->fileline(), stdpkgp, "*");
+                    = new AstPackageImport{stdpkgp->fileline(), stdpkgp, "*"};
                 unitPackage(stdpkgp->fileline())->addStmtsp(impp);
                 v3Global.setUsesStdPackage();
             }
diff --git a/src/V3Split.cpp b/src/V3Split.cpp
index 774d2989d..88cd94652 100644
--- a/src/V3Split.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Split.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
     SplitVarPostVertex(V3Graph* graphp, AstNode* nodep)
         : SplitNodeVertex{graphp, nodep} {}
     ~SplitVarPostVertex() override = default;
-    string name() const override VL_MT_STABLE { return string("POST ") + SplitNodeVertex::name(); }
+    string name() const override VL_MT_STABLE { return string{"POST "} + SplitNodeVertex::name(); }
     string dotColor() const override { return "CadetBlue"; }
 };
 
@@ -513,10 +513,10 @@ protected:
         // And a real ordering to get the statements into something reasonable
         // We don't care if there's cutable violations here...
         // Non-cutable violations should be impossible; as those edges are program-order
-        if (dumpGraph() >= 9) m_graph.dumpDotFilePrefixed(string("splitg_preo"), false);
+        if (dumpGraph() >= 9) m_graph.dumpDotFilePrefixed("splitg_preo", false);
         m_graph.acyclic(&SplitEdge::followCyclic);
         m_graph.rank(&SplitEdge::followCyclic);  // Or order(), but that's more expensive
-        if (dumpGraph() >= 9) m_graph.dumpDotFilePrefixed(string("splitg_opt"), false);
+        if (dumpGraph() >= 9) m_graph.dumpDotFilePrefixed("splitg_opt", false);
     }
 
     void reorderBlock(AstNode* nodep) {
diff --git a/src/V3Task.cpp b/src/V3Task.cpp
index a46b8932a..94c45b035 100644
--- a/src/V3Task.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Task.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ struct TaskDpiUtils {
                 return true;
             } else {
                 const AstNodeDType* const dtypep = portp->dtypep()->skipRefp();
-                frstmt = "VL_SET_" + string(dtypep->charIQWN()) + "_" + frSvType + "(";
+                frstmt = "VL_SET_" + string{dtypep->charIQWN()} + "_" + frSvType + "(";
                 if (VN_IS(dtypep, UnpackArrayDType)) frstmt += "&";
                 frstmt += frName;
                 ket = ")";
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ private:
         AstNode* const newbodysp
             = AstNode::cloneTreeNull(refp->taskp()->stmtsp(), true);  // Maybe nullptr
         AstNode* const beginp
-            = new AstComment{refp->fileline(), string("Function: ") + refp->name(), true};
+            = new AstComment{refp->fileline(), string{"Function: "} + refp->name(), true};
         if (newbodysp) beginp->addNext(newbodysp);
         if (debug() >= 9) beginp->dumpTreeAndNext(cout, "-  newbegi: ");
         //
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ private:
         UASSERT_OBJ(cfuncp, refp, "No non-inline task associated with this task call?");
         //
         AstNode* const beginp
-            = new AstComment{refp->fileline(), string("Function: ") + refp->name(), true};
+            = new AstComment{refp->fileline(), string{"Function: "} + refp->name(), true};
         AstNodeCCall* ccallp;
         if (VN_IS(refp, New)) {
             AstCNew* const cnewp = new AstCNew{refp->fileline(), cfuncp};
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ string V3Task::assignInternalToDpi(AstVar* portp, bool isPtr, const string& frSu
         stmt = "for (size_t " + idx + " = 0; " + idx + " < " + cvtToStr(unpackSize) + "; ++" + idx
                + ") ";
         stmt += (isBit ? "VL_SET_SVBV_" : "VL_SET_SVLV_")
-                + string(portp->dtypep()->skipRefp()->charIQWN()) + "(" + cvtToStr(portp->width())
+                + string{portp->dtypep()->skipRefp()->charIQWN()} + "(" + cvtToStr(portp->width())
                 + ", ";
         stmt += toName + " + " + cvtToStr(portp->dtypep()->skipRefp()->widthWords()) + " * " + idx
                 + ", ";
diff --git a/src/verilog.y b/src/verilog.y
index 571f51876..b8290953a 100644
--- a/src/verilog.y
+++ b/src/verilog.y
@@ -1803,11 +1803,11 @@ modportPortsDecl<nodep>:
         //                      // IEEE: modport_simple_ports_declaration
         |       modportSimplePortOrTFPort                { $$ = GRAMMARP->m_modportImpExpActive ?
                                                                 static_cast<AstNode*>(
-                                                                  new AstModportFTaskRef(
-                                                                    $<fl>1, *$1, GRAMMARP->m_modportImpExpLastIsExport) ) :
+                                                                  new AstModportFTaskRef{
+                                                                    $<fl>1, *$1, GRAMMARP->m_modportImpExpLastIsExport} ) :
                                                                 static_cast<AstNode*>(
-                                                                  new AstModportVarRef(
-                                                                    $<fl>1, *$1, GRAMMARP->m_varIO) ); }
+                                                                  new AstModportVarRef{
+                                                                    $<fl>1, *$1, GRAMMARP->m_varIO} ); }
         ;
 
 modportSimplePortOrTFPort<strp>:// IEEE: modport_simple_port or modport_tf_port, depending what keyword was earlier