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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Recent Examples of framework
The agreement outlines a potential framework for the supply of High Assay Low Enriched Uranium with a uranium-235 content greater than 10%.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Earlier Saturday, the Financial Times reported that a potential deal would establish a framework for nuclear talks, ease sanctions on Iran and unfreeze Tehran’s overseas assets.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 May 2026
On Thursday, Stefano Caroti, president and chief executive officer of Deckers Brands, gave analysts on the company’s fourth quarter 2026 earnings call a look at what to expect in the coming years via a multiyear growth framework through fiscal 2030.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
In 1985, the state Legislature passed a set of sweeping growth-management reforms that included, for the first time, a requirement for Florida’s cities and counties to adopt local frameworks for future development, known as comprehensive plans.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Earlier Saturday, the Financial Times reported that a potential deal would establish a framework for nuclear talks, ease sanctions on Iran and unfreeze Tehran’s overseas assets.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 May 2026
On Thursday, Stefano Caroti, president and chief executive officer of Deckers Brands, gave analysts on the company’s fourth quarter 2026 earnings call a look at what to expect in the coming years via a multiyear growth framework through fiscal 2030.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
In 1985, the state Legislature passed a set of sweeping growth-management reforms that included, for the first time, a requirement for Florida’s cities and counties to adopt local frameworks for future development, known as comprehensive plans.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for framework
Noun
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By measuring the elevation angles of the auroras in the images and tracing them along Earth's magnetic field lines, the team reconstructed how high the glowing structures extended into the atmosphere.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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After housing federal agencies for more than a century, the structure eventually sat vacant before Kimpton turned it into a hotel in 2002.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Set the scene Grandeur, tradition, and Jazz Age architecture set the tone here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Framework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/framework. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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