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framework

noun

ˈfrām-ˌwərk

Definition of framework

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 However, this result applies to their particular hybrid framework, not every possible framework for representing quantum knowledge. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 Until that framework exists, McKinnon said, there are limits on how much traffic can concentrate in one area. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 The district’s overall instructional framework, Cowtown 12, is followed district-wide. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 The nine-minute benchmark is rooted in the emergency-response framework used by the National Fire Protection Association. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for framework

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Architect John Irving designed each structure to sit within the dune contours rather than on top of them, rooflines covered with native grasses, nothing above the ridgeline.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Their microscopy confirmed the quality of the crystal structure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

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That architecture could eventually enable networks in which sensors monitor biological conditions continuously and automatically activate treatments when needed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
In the early 1960s, California real estate developer Joseph Eichler took his passion for modernist architecture to San Francisco, working with the architect Claude Oakland to design 104 single-family homes in the city’s Diamond Heights neighborhood.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

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