as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
Native Americans covered the skeletons of their wigwams with bark, rush mats, or hides
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Recent Examples of skeleton
Alongside the oldest bones are modern skeletons, suggesting that whale remains have settled on this spot continuously for at least 5 million years, based on the ages of the fossils, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Underneath their colorful cartoon animal exteriors, the animatronics are a skeleton of metal and pneumatic tubes.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The arrangements of personal effects at estate sales are memento mori more sobering than any skeleton ever carved into marble.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Neal had this giant Guns N’ Roses back patch with the skeletons on it.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 June 2026
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Underneath their colorful cartoon animal exteriors, the animatronics are a skeleton of metal and pneumatic tubes.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The arrangements of personal effects at estate sales are memento mori more sobering than any skeleton ever carved into marble.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Neal had this giant Guns N’ Roses back patch with the skeletons on it.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeleton
Noun
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Even before the pier collapse, the structure was looking at damage from a previous storm that would take $20 million to repair.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Many of the original structures on the ranch were built by Lytle and his brother—including the Meadowlark Cabin, which still exists today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The framework could be signed by both sides remotely in the next few days, Araghchi said.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Large randomized trials testing specific food protocols don’t yet exist, but the hormonal physiology underlying the general framework is well documented.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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Truth spoke with clarity and conviction about the architecture of oppression that conspired to diminish her.—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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Dotted across Saudi Arabia’s dark green home jersey are symmetrical lavender squares or diamond shapes, a tribute to doorway decoration — namely geometric, triangular architecture — commonly seen in homes in the kingdom.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Skeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeleton. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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