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
These systems are being integrated into offensive cyber operations faster than policymakers can build the frameworks to govern how these capabilities are used or secured.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
This explains why virtual evaluation frameworks are capturing the spotlight.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Jérôme Brahy, a defense analyst and documentalist at Army Recognition, the restructuring reflects a shift toward integrating hypersonic systems into strategic command frameworks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
While negotiations and legal frameworks are being developed in Caracas, the actual mines remain controlled by armed groups with their own governance systems.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Guatemala joins the drive across the region to create legal frameworks for their audiovisual industries.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
As of April 4, Claude Pro and Max subscribers can no longer use their available credits through third-party frameworks such as OpenClaw.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
International actors, including the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, have also tied financial assistance and recovery frameworks to governance reforms, including calls for credible and timely elections.
—Jasmin Lilian Diab, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2026
Potenza emphasized broader implications for mental health frameworks and future research directions.
—Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
This explains why virtual evaluation frameworks are capturing the spotlight.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Jérôme Brahy, a defense analyst and documentalist at Army Recognition, the restructuring reflects a shift toward integrating hypersonic systems into strategic command frameworks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
While negotiations and legal frameworks are being developed in Caracas, the actual mines remain controlled by armed groups with their own governance systems.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Guatemala joins the drive across the region to create legal frameworks for their audiovisual industries.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
As of April 4, Claude Pro and Max subscribers can no longer use their available credits through third-party frameworks such as OpenClaw.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
International actors, including the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, have also tied financial assistance and recovery frameworks to governance reforms, including calls for credible and timely elections.
—Jasmin Lilian Diab, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2026
Potenza emphasized broader implications for mental health frameworks and future research directions.
—Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 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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Much of the wooden buildings were destroyed by fire in 1923, later replaced with brick structures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some structures on the grounds are 200 years old, salvaged from the hog farm that was on the property 40-plus years ago.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 13 Apr. 2026.
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