exoskeleton

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Recent Examples of exoskeleton An exoskeleton is a wearable device and a type of walking therapy that helps people with spinal cord injuries, according to Sheltering Arms Institute. ABC News, 11 May 2026 One idea the team floats is that zinc and manganese are limited resources, so scorpions can only reinforce the most critical parts of the stingers instead of spreading the metals across their entire exoskeleton. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026 Diatomaceous earth dehydrates and damages a roach’s exoskeleton. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026 With motors only at the hips and knees, every exoskeleton still required crutches. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exoskeleton
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Noun
  • Proper's father told investigators his son had recently acquired firearms, body armor, ammunition and tactical gear, allegedly spending about $3,000 of his graduation money on the purchases.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Take this double-breasted suit, a silhouette typically thought of as the boardroom equivalent of body armor.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Roughly 38,000 military family members occupy base housing complexes, according to the official camp’s website.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • The suspects then abandoned their vehicle in a military housing area and fled on foot, according to NCIS.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Gabrielle’s unflinching competence and dynamism belie acute sensitivity, and the actress allows hints of child-like hurt and hesitation to pierce the carapace.
    Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • More recently, a forensic scientist and criminologist hired by Kohberger's defense team named Brent Turvey has raised concerns about the chain of custody of the prosecution's main piece of evidence, a Ka-Bar knife sheath with Kohberger's DNA on it recovered next to Mogen and Goncalves.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Extremely smooth on the palate, its flavors of blackberry, dark plum, cinnamon, and nutmeg are set into a sheath of plush tannins that gently drop off into a slightly drying finish.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Bigger display fireworks, such as salutes that contain two grains – 130 milligrams – of explosive materials and professional-grade aerial shells with more than 60 grams of pyrotechnic compositions, can't be purchased for recreational use.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • The main shell is then salvaged, with the most valuable parts sold by unscrupulous vendors to repair shops and consumers, often via the Internet.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Other steps needed to restart regular shipping traffic — from resetting insurance rates to scraping barnacles off tanker hulls — will take longer.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
  • The new Palm Beach 85 flagship combines refined, timeless design with an advanced hull shape and composite layup.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Joan Cusack and Tim Allen also signed the plastic casing, and posed with the singer for photos.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • But prosecutors say that police collected 37 shell casings from the scene, not 30.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • After some discussions, the fans were asked to cover their shirts with jackets or take them off and turn them inside out.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Marine welders handle massive, oddly shaped, and heavy components such as deepwater jacket strengthening rings and module nodes.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026

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“Exoskeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exoskeleton. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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