as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details
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Recent Examples of framework
Only a regional framework with cohesive international backing can provide the external legitimacy, broader incentives, and political cover necessary for both sides to compromise.
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Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
Where national frameworks support it, legal arguments will increasingly focus on the foreseeability and materiality of emissions across the supply chain.
—Scott Kelly, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
One obvious benefit of Flett and Hewitt’s approach has been to give people a vocabulary and a framework for understanding an important thread running through a variety of conditions.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Age-appropriate dressing gave people a framework—a sense of belonging to a particular stage of life with its own aesthetic language.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
Where national frameworks support it, legal arguments will increasingly focus on the foreseeability and materiality of emissions across the supply chain.
—Scott Kelly, Sourcing Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
One obvious benefit of Flett and Hewitt’s approach has been to give people a vocabulary and a framework for understanding an important thread running through a variety of conditions.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Age-appropriate dressing gave people a framework—a sense of belonging to a particular stage of life with its own aesthetic language.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for framework
Noun
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The wooden structure had connected Levee Road to the west side of the Colorado River.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The models that create music are trained off of datasets of existing music to understand patterns and structure in songs.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is a compact, lightweight mobile-AI architecture designed to run locally on a smartphone.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Spend your days wandering through the walled city, taking in the architecture, and your nights dancing salsa with warm, local people.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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