as in architectures
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 frameworks
In research settings—and increasingly in clinical care—physicians rely on structured frameworks designed to standardize how disease activity is measured.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
Taken together, these projects demonstrate what artists can accomplish outside of traditional institutional frameworks.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
What follows this admission is a piercing dissection not of the art itself, but of frameworks of looking at Black art and life that go beyond racist tropes disguised as appeals to the primitive, the spontaneous, the corporeal.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Several users offered practical frameworks for navigating this distinction.
—Ryan Brennan
march 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
The initiative encourages partnerships between private companies and local governments to develop infrastructure and operating frameworks for the new aircraft.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Heavily regulated industries like financial services and healthcare often have an advantage here—their existing governance frameworks can accelerate AI initiatives.
—Ruba Borno, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Absent congressional or presidential intervention, the NCAA and its member institutions—like most American businesses—will need to operate within existing legal frameworks and resolve disputes through litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Defenders of the new classics—with its incorporation of race, gender, pop culture, and comparative frameworks—see it as a more faithful representation of antiquity itself.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Mar. 2026
Taken together, these projects demonstrate what artists can accomplish outside of traditional institutional frameworks.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
What follows this admission is a piercing dissection not of the art itself, but of frameworks of looking at Black art and life that go beyond racist tropes disguised as appeals to the primitive, the spontaneous, the corporeal.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Several users offered practical frameworks for navigating this distinction.
—Ryan Brennan
march 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
The initiative encourages partnerships between private companies and local governments to develop infrastructure and operating frameworks for the new aircraft.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Heavily regulated industries like financial services and healthcare often have an advantage here—their existing governance frameworks can accelerate AI initiatives.
—Ruba Borno, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
Absent congressional or presidential intervention, the NCAA and its member institutions—like most American businesses—will need to operate within existing legal frameworks and resolve disputes through litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Defenders of the new classics—with its incorporation of race, gender, pop culture, and comparative frameworks—see it as a more faithful representation of antiquity itself.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
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Unlike incumbent ecosystems, which have already invested, or perhaps sunk, hundreds of billions into today’s foundation-model architectures, Europe’s current generation of AI researchers and entrepreneurs can start fresh.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Future designs may scale to larger architectures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, parts of both areas were inaccessible because of empty event structures and the four-day Gymreapers Wodapalooza along the sand and Lummus Park.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 structures have been destroyed, according to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Masia believes the project will help strengthen Europe’s position in robotics by providing one of the most advanced robotics infrastructures around the globe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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In order to keep New Yorkers safe, the NYPD monitors threats 24 hours a day from its Joint Operations Center, where intelligence analysts scan city streets, bridges and sensitive locations and infrastructures.—
Jennifer Bisram,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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