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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of frameworks
Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread.
—
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
That distinction helps explain why federal agencies appear willing to collaborate with AI developers through voluntary testing programs while simultaneously maintaining detailed compliance frameworks for crypto firms.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Forté wrote that policies governing standards of care and inmate complaint procedures are already in place, along with processes outlined in the department’s collective bargaining agreement, and argued that several provisions in the ordinance duplicate existing frameworks.
—Ben Wheeler
june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
At the same time, there is growing pressure to ensure that all developments align with digital traceability frameworks is becoming increasingly important—particularly as Europe advances toward the implementation of digital product passports.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
According to the report, current safeguarding frameworks fail to adequately account for the power of peer dynamics and authority relationships as mechanisms of ongoing harm, and do not protect women specifically.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The debate over how to integrate AI agents into the workplace has produced no shortage of frameworks, mandates, and org-chart overhauls.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
John Woods, Lombard Odier’s Asia chief investment officer, warned that many families risk squandering wealth without stronger governance and planning frameworks.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The instructions were added to jqwik, a test engine for JUnit 5, a platform for testing Java virtual machine frameworks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
That distinction helps explain why federal agencies appear willing to collaborate with AI developers through voluntary testing programs while simultaneously maintaining detailed compliance frameworks for crypto firms.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Forté wrote that policies governing standards of care and inmate complaint procedures are already in place, along with processes outlined in the department’s collective bargaining agreement, and argued that several provisions in the ordinance duplicate existing frameworks.
—Ben Wheeler
june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
At the same time, there is growing pressure to ensure that all developments align with digital traceability frameworks is becoming increasingly important—particularly as Europe advances toward the implementation of digital product passports.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
According to the report, current safeguarding frameworks fail to adequately account for the power of peer dynamics and authority relationships as mechanisms of ongoing harm, and do not protect women specifically.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The debate over how to integrate AI agents into the workplace has produced no shortage of frameworks, mandates, and org-chart overhauls.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
John Woods, Lombard Odier’s Asia chief investment officer, warned that many families risk squandering wealth without stronger governance and planning frameworks.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The instructions were added to jqwik, a test engine for JUnit 5, a platform for testing Java virtual machine frameworks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
Noun
-
An engineer evaluates two architectures and sees the cost-per-inference difference in their AI chat session, during the development cycle, not weeks later.—
Udam Dewaraja,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
-
Commercial space expertise Apex contributes satellite production capabilities that align with emerging defense space architectures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Noun
-
Some people stopped to take in the canopy shade structures and brand new indoor pavilion.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
-
Past laboratory tests frequently detected intense magnetic structures emerging from this expansion, but scientists could not pinpoint their origin.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
Noun
-
Satellite communication has quietly become one of the most critical infrastructures of modern civilization.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
-
The infrastructures of capitalism now flow through cables and cloud servers that states have been slow and economically disincentivized to regulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
