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
Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket is designed for partial reusability, and the company unveiled Thursday an important piece of infrastructure to make this a reality.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Plus: Rose City has far better, and farther reaching, biking infrastructure.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The Department of Energy loan comes as a financial boon for the utility recovering from bankruptcy and facing pressure to limit rate It is expected to fund projects for hydroelectric infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy projects and transmission investments.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Multiple neighbors who worried about roadway and infrastructure improvements made comments.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Plus: Rose City has far better, and farther reaching, biking infrastructure.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The Department of Energy loan comes as a financial boon for the utility recovering from bankruptcy and facing pressure to limit rate It is expected to fund projects for hydroelectric infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy projects and transmission investments.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Multiple neighbors who worried about roadway and infrastructure improvements made comments.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructure
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More than 16,200 structures were lost to the flames, which tore through the cities of Malibu, Pasadena and Altadena and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Other artifacts found in the San Isidro pyramid structure, such as jade pendants, have also been discovered at excavation sites in modern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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Alexandros Washburn, former New York City Chief of Urban Design, headed the campaign, which is funded by the Washington, D.C. nonprofit National Civic Art Society (NCAS), which advocates for classical architecture in federal buildings.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Scofidio throughout his career remained guided by a freewheeling brand of thinking more frequently associated with art than with architecture.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
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One that requires Europeans to carry their own weight, investing more in their own defense and deterrence capabilities, not apart from NATO but within its well-functioning framework.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs are considered by many economists a political cudgel — sometimes used in a trade war — and not an efficient framework for international trade.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Infrastructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructure. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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