contextures

noun

plural of contexture
as in surroundings
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the whole contexture of Las Vegas is focused on escapism

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  1. environments
  2. surrounds
  3. atmospheres
  4. contexts
Noun
  • These flights have expanded the company’s test program, providing valuable experience across different operating environments.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Studies show that cooling towers and other warm, wet environments like hot tubs, spas, fountains and some plumbing systems are particularly vulnerable to Legionella bacteria.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of environments
Noun
  • The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • Quince, San Francisco Chef Michael Tusk has combined his love of Northern Italian cuisine with his surrounds in Northern California to evolve classics like tortellini into modern American fare.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of surrounds
Noun
  • And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • Cherubim had theorized that some small, rocky planets like LHS 1140 b could develop atmospheres with large amounts of helium over time.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Definition of atmospheres
Noun
  • In video, the top three contexts are relaxing, eating or drinking, and killing time while waiting.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Moving Beyond Tokenmaxxing Toward Efficiency Much of the current AI conversation focuses on using larger contexts in prompts.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of contexts
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“Contextures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contextures. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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