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Recent Examples of exoskeleton
At the precise moment of detonation, the ants release a potent and viscous secretion — a biochemical cocktail that adheres to the exoskeletons of the predators.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The fungus penetrates the spider’s tough exoskeleton with a germ tube—a root-like structure that drills its way inside.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
It is constructed with an exoskeleton made of aluminum alloy.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2025
Among these is a nasty little microbe encased in a Vulcan exoskeleton, histrionically played by Sven Ruygrok with an inexplicable Irish accent.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The fungus penetrates the spider’s tough exoskeleton with a germ tube—a root-like structure that drills its way inside.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
It is constructed with an exoskeleton made of aluminum alloy.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2025
Among these is a nasty little microbe encased in a Vulcan exoskeleton, histrionically played by Sven Ruygrok with an inexplicable Irish accent.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exoskeleton
Noun
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The suit, in her hands, becomes both armor and invitation.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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In the sci-fi franchise, Darth Vader—adorned in a black helmet, mask and armor—is one of the main antagonists, who serves as the ruthless enforcer for a tyrannical galactic empire.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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She’s dressed almost like a little Napoleon, and her suits are like a carapace of steel on her body, with these big shoulder pads.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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Inevitably, some entrepreneur is going to come out with a complicated token that makes all kinds of promises, but tries to mask all that by calling it a meme coin — as if that language will now put it within some sort of anti-regulatory carapace.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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Questions loom over Trump’s order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Soon after, our son and his family of four and a dog lost their housing as their rental situation failed after the landowner passed away.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Under Mogen's body, police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath, stamped with a United States Marine Corps logo and allegedly containing Kohberger's DNA on the snap.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In this case, investigators found a single source of male DNA on the button snap of a leather knife sheath left at the crime scene, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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The wing generates lift, raising the hull completely out of the water while the foils remain submerged.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 May 2025
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In its report on Chinese military power, the Pentagon noted that China, which has the largest navy in the world by hull count, has begun sending its fleet of intelligence collection ships beyond the First Island Chain outside the East and South China Seas to monitor military drills.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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This reportedly means that as long as the Echo Pro's ABS outer shell remains intact, the helmet does not have to replaced after each impact.—
Ben Coxworth
May 16,
New Atlas,
16 May 2025
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This ring has a titanium alloy outer shell, and weighs just 2-3g depending on the size chosen.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Samsung’s base level models typically have casings only slightly larger than the screen itself.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Later at the scene, two shell casings could be seen on the ground with evidence markers nearby.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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My bedroom is a dark little cocoon, and Dora sleeps with me.—
Lia Picard,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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By analyzing the colors and structures within the dust cocoons, scientists infer the composition, density and temperature of the gas and dust — crucial insights into the conditions necessary for stars to ignite. 5.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Exoskeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exoskeleton. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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