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exoskeleton

noun

Definition of exoskeleton

as in armor

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Recent Examples of exoskeleton No person shall harvest or attempt to harvest spiny lobster using any device which will or could puncture, penetrate or crush the exoskeleton (shell) or the flesh of the lobster. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Unlike resilin in other insects, for which the protein typically acts as a passive energy storage system or exoskeleton protection, the resilin in these lake flies plays an active role in ensuring their air sacs don’t implode at depth. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 Soft grip technology The soft pneumatic hand exoskeleton is designed to restore grasping ability for people with paralyzed hands. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 When the mosquito lands on the fungus, its hook-like spores burrow through the insect’s exoskeleton and kill it within days. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for exoskeleton

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In March 2022, Panettiere founded the charity Hoplon International to offer direct relief and life-saving body armor and medical kits to front-line Ukrainian soldiers.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of armor

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Wiener has long championed making housing easier to build, but in San Francisco resisting development is a bedrock cause for those on the city’s left.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Wage growth hasn’t kept pace with inflation and the city faces its most severe housing shortage in a generation.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of housing

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In summer as well as in winter, beneath a beach umbrella just as much as under the cold carapace of a Toronto sky in December, rap’s pretty boy little brother is sort of always talking about the many grievances he’s picked up along the way.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
The carapace must be longer than 3 inches, and the lobsters must be measured while in the water.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Definition of carapace

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Nature also developed myelin, the fatty sheath around nerve fibers that allows electrical signals to travel up to 100 times faster than through unmyelinated neurons.

— Bratin Saha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sheath

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Starting in the 1990s, underground bankers set up shell companies and bank accounts in Hong Kong to circumvent mainland China’s capital controls.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
Cindy said the icing process is time consuming, especially since the egg shells need to be crushed and dehydrated.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shell

Noun

The draft is the vertical distance from the surface of the water to the lowest point of a ship’s hull.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Amid conversations over the ship’s name, the Navy has effectively stopped referring to the ship as the USS Doris Miller internally and is only calling it by its hull number, CVN-81, one of the sources said.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hull

Noun

If internal fluid pressure drops during aggressive extraction, the surrounding earth squeezes the cavern inward, permanently shrinking total storage capacity and crushing steel well casings.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Five bullet casings were recovered from the scene, where Hernandez-Lopez was pronounced dead.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of casing

Noun

So many colors are marked down under $20 right now, so stock up to wear this tee solo now then layer under sweaters and jackets come fall.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The collection is full of classic denim, cozy knits, and sophisticated separates, all inspired by images of Monroe wearing Lee's signature Storm Rider jacket, featuring a contrasting corduroy collar for a timeless style.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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