as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
a bold plan to deal a crippling blow to the infrastructure of international terrorism
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Recent Examples of infrastructure
Supporters of incorporation cite the need for improved infrastructure and control over local development.
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
In Afghanistan and Pakistan – which share a border, harbor widespread mistrust of vaccines, and have weakened healthcare systems and infrastructure – local staffers like Ayaz have for years flagged problems to senior managers.
—Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The next generation of gangsters—those who carved New York into families and divided the country into regions under a single Commission—inherited the scope and the national infrastructure of his layoff system.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As a Penn State student, O'Connell lived and worked in Fort McDowell in the 1970s for seven months to help build infrastructure and perform other services.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
In Afghanistan and Pakistan – which share a border, harbor widespread mistrust of vaccines, and have weakened healthcare systems and infrastructure – local staffers like Ayaz have for years flagged problems to senior managers.
—Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
The next generation of gangsters—those who carved New York into families and divided the country into regions under a single Commission—inherited the scope and the national infrastructure of his layoff system.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As a Penn State student, O'Connell lived and worked in Fort McDowell in the 1970s for seven months to help build infrastructure and perform other services.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructure
Noun
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The pyre’s final stunt sees the avian structure break free and soar through the night sky.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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File-level tools have deep knowledge of the PST file structure, enabling more complete and accurate reconstruction than raw-level tools, which depend largely on file signatures and file system metadata.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is a compact, lightweight mobile-AI architecture designed to run locally on a smartphone.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Spend your days wandering through the walled city, taking in the architecture, and your nights dancing salsa with warm, local people.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nearly five years later, a framework is finally in place.—
Joe Reedy,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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Socialize governance frameworks and educate employees on policy adherence.—
Rob Green,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Infrastructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructure. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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