framework
noun
frame·work
ˈfrām-ˌwərk 
1
a
: a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas)
the framework of the U.S. Constitution
These influences threaten the very framework of our society.
b
: a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame
An iron framework surrounds the sculpture.
3
: the larger branches of a tree that determine its shape
Examples of framework in a Sentence
These influences threaten the very framework of our society.
The book provides a general framework for understanding modern politics.
He questions the study's theoretical framework.
An iron framework surrounds the sculpture.
The panels are attached to the building's steel framework.
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This seeming craze for doing plays that others have already done in other ways can provide familiarity and a shared vocabulary, a framework for fuller appreciation of the work at hand.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Most current educational models were built on frameworks from the 1920s, optimized for uniformity and rote instruction, not for the range of students in classrooms today.
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Pascal and Fermat’s correspondence replaced that guesswork with a framework.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Republican opposition to the five-year extension proposal of the program, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens overseas, came both from hardliners who believed the reforms in the framework did not go far enough, as well as Intel members who wanted a clean reauthorization.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Most current educational models were built on frameworks from the 1920s, optimized for uniformity and rote instruction, not for the range of students in classrooms today.
—Sherri Helvie, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Pascal and Fermat’s correspondence replaced that guesswork with a framework.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Republican opposition to the five-year extension proposal of the program, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens overseas, came both from hardliners who believed the reforms in the framework did not go far enough, as well as Intel members who wanted a clean reauthorization.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/framework. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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framework
noun
frame·work
ˈfrām-ˌwərk
: a basic supporting part or structure
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