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
The bill establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Cryptocurrency After months of negotiations, the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to create a framework for regulating stablecoins, a specific type of cryptocurrency.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The district uses a five-level framework for categorizing behavior and responses.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
CPAs are well versed in assisting clients in the establishment and improvement of controls and control frameworks, and the importance of controls around crypto is no different.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Cryptocurrency After months of negotiations, the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to create a framework for regulating stablecoins, a specific type of cryptocurrency.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
The district uses a five-level framework for categorizing behavior and responses.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025
CPAs are well versed in assisting clients in the establishment and improvement of controls and control frameworks, and the importance of controls around crypto is no different.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for framework
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So after weeks of negotiations between Phoenix and so many teams around the league, with Houston, San Antonio and Miami known to be Durant’s preferred destinations and, per league sources, the Suns exploring a variety of three-team structures that never materialized, the Rockets relented.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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After all, this $152 million structure included a $50 million contribution from Qualcomm co-founder Andrew Viterbi in honor of Achille Viterbi, his father, an accomplished ophthalmologist who brought the family to America, fleeing fascist Italy in 1939.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Less Than 100% Availability Most enterprise storage vendors sell a dual-redundant storage architecture, which cannot deliver 100% availability of your enterprise storage infrastructure.—
Eric Herzog,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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This new architecture means a spacious, flat-floor design and the flexibility to include all the advanced features that make the Vision V unique.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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