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
The partial skeleton had originally been classified as a Nanosaurus, a type of plant-eating dinosaur first described in 1877.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The new species was identified by its eye size, head shape, fin shape, skeleton, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
The embassy was reduced to a skeleton crew until being fully evacuated in February 2012, following the escalation of violence into an all-out civil war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
It was identified by its head shape, fin shape, spines, skeleton and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The new species was identified by its eye size, head shape, fin shape, skeleton, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
The embassy was reduced to a skeleton crew until being fully evacuated in February 2012, following the escalation of violence into an all-out civil war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
It was identified by its head shape, fin shape, spines, skeleton and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeleton
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Recruitment: Writing job descriptions can be an arduous task, but by creating a first draft with AI, HR leaders can focus on more strategic tasks, such as maximizing the company’s organizational structure to best support teams.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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This is a time to let go of outdated beliefs or structures that are no longer serving your higher purpose.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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But there’s no framework for any kind of parallel discussion about the fears or the safety of Muslim New Yorkers.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Advertisement Use a structured approach Leveraging a framework can ease your nerves and improve the effectiveness of your toast.—
Matt Abrahams,
Time,
12 July 2025
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While Nvidia’s new NVLink Fusion will allow non-Nvidia CPUs and GPUs to participate in the Nvidia rack-scale architecture, hardware vendors and hyperscalers will continue to seek an open fabric alternative to an ecosystem controlled by a single firm.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Genre, in this sense, is not unlike choreography or architecture.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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“Skeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeleton. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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