as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form the rigid armature of a highly stratified society

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Recent Examples of armature Each earpiece contains a powerful 10mm dynamic driver for the lower frequencies, a precision 6mm planar driver for the mids and three balanced armature drivers creating the treble end of the sound spectrum. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 As for the armature of the cow, well, that might end up in Victor's and Pelton's yard, joining the rest of the menagerie. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 The 10mm dynamic driver handles lower frequencies but passes the higher frequencies over to the balanced armature driver. PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025 And in the yard, there's a small menagerie of armatures, wireframes that form the base of sculptures: A manatee, a cow, an elephant, even a bear riding a motorcycle. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for armature
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  • The growing complexity of today’s work environments through hybrid teams, agile structures and cross-functional decision making is driving the demand for a broader leadership lens.
    David Chiem, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Hundreds of law enforcement personnel have been searching for Decker — scouring forested areas, structures and a river in the area where Decker was last known to be located, the sheriff's office said over the weekend.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin June 9, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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  • 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
  • Collins’s keenly observational romantic drama—one of the first features directed by a Black woman—undergirds personal passions with a framework of history and philosophy, and infuses the great outdoors with the imaginative power of art and legend.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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  • This dual-control architecture supports set-and-forget automation and real-time interaction, depending on the user's preference. 5.
    Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • The painting of a colorful bouquet of assorted flowers is on the building of Schmidt Design Group, a landscape architecture and planning firm, at 1310 Rosecrans St. The completion of the mural was celebrated May 28 with a community reception.
    Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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  • The source alleges that some production has continued since the strike broke out with a skeleton crew as the project seeks replacement workers to fill out what was once a roughly 35- to 40-person crew, depending on the day.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
  • But what scientists know about the extinct creature has been almost entirely determined from fossil teeth—since paleontologists have yet to discover a complete megalodon, and the animals’ cartilaginous skeletons don’t preserve well.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025

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“Armature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armature. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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