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
Noun
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Yung said the structures were placed at depths of 15 feet when the lake was 8 feet low.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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As many as 1,400 structures, including houses, were destroyed.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Senate should advance ethical AI frameworks, protect privacy, establish clear accountability, invest in workforce retraining programs, and ensure innovation benefits all sectors without undermining safety or civil liberties.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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These include multiyear infrastructure projects, regulatory frameworks designed for companies that may not show up, and talent pipelines built for a hiring market that’s already cooling.—
Judah Taub,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Modern satellite architectures are designed for frequent revisits or near-persistent coverage, allowing analysts to monitor the same location multiple times per hour.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The emerging pattern includes architectures that route tasks to the simplest effective model, escalate only when necessary, and continuously balance accuracy with speed and cost.—
Abhas Ricky,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The drawings represent snakes that swallow scenes played by skeletons.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Among the city’s oldest institutions and one of the largest natural history museums in the American West, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the place to see fantastical fossils and skeletons.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Armatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armatures. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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