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
Meanwhile, two custom, high-performance, balanced armatures handle the high frequencies.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armatures
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Gojko Culibrk Cellphone videos captured thatch-roof structures engulfed in fast-spreading flames across the beachside resort.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Dual class share structures at Alphabet and Meta have been justified on precisely these grounds, and Musk has argued that the listing’s design will protect SpaceX’s long-term vision from activist pressure for more immediate profits.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Aureliano said Indigenous communities need legal frameworks that both support their territories and respect the diversity of Brazil’s 391 Indigenous peoples.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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The first area involves standard compatibility testing, which determines if ProLogium’s current battery architectures can integrate directly into existing aviation electrical systems without structural modifications.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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These architectures allow organizations to observe operations in machine time, model future outcomes, anticipate disruptions, and increasingly automate decisions and actions.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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There were paved streets, curbs, and sidewalks in front of the concrete foundations, wood skeletons rising as far as the eye could see.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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But a few of the skeletons had lived, worked and been buried in a way opposite to the gender that the archaeologists had assigned them.—
Ky Merkley,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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“Armatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armatures. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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