as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
the whole contexture of Las Vegas is focused on escapism
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Recent Examples of contexture
The contexture of a surface – just to name a few.
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Philipp Sandner, Forbes, 6 July 2021
We are all framed of flaps and patches, and of so shapeless and diverse a contexture, that every piece and every moment playeth his part.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
Philipp Sandner, Forbes, 6 July 2021
We are all framed of flaps and patches, and of so shapeless and diverse a contexture, that every piece and every moment playeth his part.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contexture
Noun
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Higginbotham, an intelligent defender, lived for the intense environment.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Family ties and Working Class USA environments are a Cooper specialty — see Out of the Furnace, Black Mass, Crazy Heart — and these scenes both stick out from the rest of the storytelling and bring out the best in the filmmaker.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Only Dragon is reusable; the others (including HTV-X) are designed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere when their missions are over.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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As Rissa emerged from the chapel and began to walk down the aisle during the ceremony, a harpist and choir sang softly in the background, adding to the already emotional atmosphere.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Below is the text of the Fifteenth Amendment, annotated with scholarship from JSTOR to provide historical context and research.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While some neighborhoods have gotten attention, the progress has been uneven and isn't reaching the same critical mass of development and redevelopment success that has benefited the downtown area and its surrounds.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese also presented the movie with 12 channels of sound, meaning the surround speakers got an extra workout that added to the visceral charge of the chase sequences and shoot-outs.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
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Combined with an intense summer heat wave, the surge caught many residents off guard, said Alex Ambrose, a transportation and climate policy analyst at New Jersey Policy Perspective.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The climate research nonprofit Climate Central now hosts the database and makes this information available to insurers, policy makers, broadcast meteorologists and ordinary citizens.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Contexture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contexture. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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