as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details
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Under the framework, lawmakers would, at the same time, advance separate budget bills to fund just some federal agencies and programs at new levels for a full year.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Vance also took the lead in facilitating the TikTok framework that would transfer majority ownership of the app to Americans, but the deal has not been fully solidified.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
But within that elitist framework, popularity matters a lot!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Building a framework for AI implementation How does a company founded almost 30 years ago, in an earlier era of technology, master the demands of this one?
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Vance also took the lead in facilitating the TikTok framework that would transfer majority ownership of the app to Americans, but the deal has not been fully solidified.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
But within that elitist framework, popularity matters a lot!
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Building a framework for AI implementation How does a company founded almost 30 years ago, in an earlier era of technology, master the demands of this one?
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for framework
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Their streamlined structure transitions effortlessly from day excursions to evening dinners, keeping packing minimal and chic.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Samsung addressed these issues early in development by redesigning the sensor structure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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However, until the new platform is fully fielded, the E-6B Mercury will remain a central linchpin of America’s airborne command and control architecture.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Nestled in the tiny eastern Connecticut town, the century-old building that once housed Burdick’s General Store appears to be an ordinary, benign example of historic New England architecture.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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