armatures

noun

plural of armature
as in structures
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 armatures Built around a 10mm dynamic driver and dual custom balanced armatures, Vanguarg is designed to deliver a precise listening experience with control, clarity and balance. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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  1. structures
  2. frameworks
  3. architectures
  4. skeletons
Noun
  • Donations can help raise awareness of historic structures and places across Colorado, structures similar to the Cherry Creek Arch Bridge.
    — Karen Leigh, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As more financing moves into customized private structures, investors and regulators will need to watch for opacity, concentration, and the temptation to confuse financial engineering with genuine economic productivity.
    — Jim Zelter, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • Consulting and academic contexts still favor frameworks with a single quantifiable maximand.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • National governments should set standards, build regulatory frameworks and create financing mechanisms.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of frameworks
Noun
  • Real resilience requires multiple independent paths for critical missions, utilizing diverse government, commercial, and allied capabilities across various architectures and supply chains.
    — Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The project seemingly changed architectures at one point, progressing from fully electric to the same platform as the new X5, adding the option of a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 July 2026
Definition of architectures
Noun
  • Eventually a ring of low-lying islands forms, built from the skeletons of the reef that surrounds it.
    — NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But there’s something very freeing for all my skeletons to be out of the closet.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of skeletons

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“Armatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armatures. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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