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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
Potenza emphasized broader implications for mental health frameworks and future research directions.
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Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The United States has experience in encouraging economic transitions through regulatory modernization and private-sector development frameworks, and that expertise can be shared in ways that respect national sovereignty.
—Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The report highlights a critical need for policy coherence as manufacturers face an increasingly fragmented environment of climate disclosures, greenhouse gas obligations, and labor frameworks.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Decades of media scholarship demonstrate how audiences interpret foreign media through their own cultural frameworks.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Al-Zayani stressed that no single country can address the threat posed by Iran alone, adding that maintaining safe and uninterrupted maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz requires a coordinated international response through legitimate global frameworks.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
StockStory’s technology focuses on scalable analysis of public companies, combining data, machine learning, AI, and editorial frameworks to generate investment insights.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
On accountability, CFOs need governance frameworks to scale AI economics responsibly.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Call it manifestation, call it delusion (lovingly), call it a coping mechanism for ambition, but dressing for your future self is quietly becoming one of the most powerful styling frameworks of this moment.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The United States has experience in encouraging economic transitions through regulatory modernization and private-sector development frameworks, and that expertise can be shared in ways that respect national sovereignty.
—Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The report highlights a critical need for policy coherence as manufacturers face an increasingly fragmented environment of climate disclosures, greenhouse gas obligations, and labor frameworks.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Decades of media scholarship demonstrate how audiences interpret foreign media through their own cultural frameworks.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Al-Zayani stressed that no single country can address the threat posed by Iran alone, adding that maintaining safe and uninterrupted maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz requires a coordinated international response through legitimate global frameworks.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
StockStory’s technology focuses on scalable analysis of public companies, combining data, machine learning, AI, and editorial frameworks to generate investment insights.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
On accountability, CFOs need governance frameworks to scale AI economics responsibly.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Call it manifestation, call it delusion (lovingly), call it a coping mechanism for ambition, but dressing for your future self is quietly becoming one of the most powerful styling frameworks of this moment.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
Noun
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What looked like a narrow corridor of cosmic architectures now opens into an embarrassment of possibilities.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Organizations may experiment constantly, yet their architectures of experimentation increasingly resemble one another.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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These power interests are central to contemporary military and domestic security infrastructures, as advanced AI systems are now embedded in weapons of war and underly mass surveillance and intelligence operations.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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If atoms can indeed act as sensitive probes of spacetime ripples, future detectors may no longer rely solely on massive infrastructures.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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