frameworks

plural of framework
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 If the current American government, within international legal frameworks, wishes to reach an agreement, fine. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Aerospace has long relied on rigorous certification processes for the software and manufacturing methods used to build aircraft, while the pharmaceutical industry has developed frameworks for validating computational models used in drug development. — Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The riotous 640-page doorstopper grapples with homophobia then and now, the lingering specter of colonialism, the tumult of the AIDS crisis, and frameworks of power that demand dominance or submission. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 Yet China itself has developed AI safety frameworks addressing autonomous agents and the risk of AI escaping human control. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 Officials will also consider requiring independent verification of AI companies' safety frameworks and risk reports, while expanding the kinds of critical safety incidents companies must report to the state. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The more nuanced reality On the other hand, the debate reflects a clash between the medical and cultural frameworks used to make sense of addiction, Das said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 In this telling, the column contends that the president’s rhetoric trivializes public anxiety about potential catastrophic risks and undermines efforts to build serious safety frameworks. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 The report offers less clarity on what happens if volume rebounds, or how quickly its work on cotton, water, chemicals and factory conditions can move beyond pilots and frameworks. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Older architectures can make every new connection more complicated.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, researchers are also investigating whether different device architectures and process techniques can compensate for limitations in lithography.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Expanding Shorts into episode-like structures taps into the platform’s burgeoning living room audience, more than 35% of which watched YouTube Shorts on TV in July.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Realizing this opportunity will require PE firms to adapt their investment structures, with implications likely to reach their portfolio companies (PortCos).
    — Nate Heeren, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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