exoskeleton

noun

Definition of exoskeletonnext
as in armor

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Recent Examples of exoskeleton Most recently came the Evo SL Exo, which features an overlay exoskeleton for more security. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 May 2026 According to the Sheltering Arms Institute — an intensive rehab program Picot attended following the 2024 crash — a robotic exoskeleton is a wearable device that helps with recovery. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 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 Diatomaceous earth kills ants by drying out and damaging their exoskeletons. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for exoskeleton
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exoskeleton
  1. armor
  2. housing
  3. carapace
  4. sheath
  5. shell
  6. hull
  7. casing
  8. jacket
Noun
  • But the idea of luxury accessories serving as emotional armor amid economic uncertainty clearly resonates with consumers and marketeers capitalizing on the phenomenon.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Criticism was lobbed at the armor design in the movie, which many on social media felt resembled Batman’s more modern-looking Batsuit.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of armor
Noun
  • Local advocates are pushing prefab even further, pitching off‑grid cottage villages powered by solar and advanced water recycling — an affordable, sustainable vision that may test Altadena’s appetite for denser housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The researcher said that part of the reason so many people with mental health issues landed in jail was related to a lack of mental health and housing resources outside the jail, which could have prevented some bookings.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of housing
Noun
  • Boston Dynamics’s Atlas has a toylike carapace and a glowing, hollow circle for a head.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of carapace
Noun
  • During his burial, an iron sword in a leather sheath was placed across his chest, with a spear next to him.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • Michelle revealed her midi-length sheath dress had an unexpected optical illusion detail at the bottom.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of sheath
Noun
  • Officials say 850,000 firework shells will be launched from 10 sites, with the president calling it the largest fireworks show in history.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Multiple moons in the outer solar system — Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa, for example — host big liquid-water oceans beneath their icy shells.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of shell
Noun
  • This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Although the video does include a rig that involves drilling a mast beam (or thwart) into the canoe’s upper hull edge ( or gunwales), there is also a route that instead uses clamps.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of hull
Noun
  • Investigators recovered spent pistol casings at the scene, the SBU said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Her body was found with gunshot wounds to the head and pistol casings, according to police and the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of casing
Noun
  • Affleck wore a Ralph Lauren Couture white tuxedo jacket with black pants and a black bow tie.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • In both the trailer and first look images for season 3, Findlay is shown wearing a distinctive G-1 military flight jacket, a style historically used by Naval Aviators in the Navy and Marine Corps.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of jacket

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