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
During routine inspection and maintenance, Austin Parks and Recreation and Austin Watershed Protection staff determined that a portion of the original 1940s bypass — an infrastructure feature designed to manage Barton Creek flow — is now unsupported underneath and potentially unstable.
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
This is why other states that have successfully increased housing production have paired zoning reform with modernized building codes and infrastructure investment, and streamlined permitting.
—Waleed Albakry, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
It was used to pay for major infrastructure projects, including the replacement of Santa Fe Trail Middle School.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
His village, like many in the path, has virtually no infrastructure—few shops, limited restaurant service and rural roads that may be shared with harvest tractors in mid-August.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
This is why other states that have successfully increased housing production have paired zoning reform with modernized building codes and infrastructure investment, and streamlined permitting.
—Waleed Albakry, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
It was used to pay for major infrastructure projects, including the replacement of Santa Fe Trail Middle School.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
His village, like many in the path, has virtually no infrastructure—few shops, limited restaurant service and rural roads that may be shared with harvest tractors in mid-August.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructure
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On May 17, a bomb rocked Palm Springs, California – shaking structures for several blocks, shattering glass and leveling one innocuous-looking building.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The program’s structure has enabled some companies to quickly capture a large portion of funding, over 1,000 vouchers in some cases, without having the inventory or production capacity to deliver those vehicles in a timely fashion.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Published in eScience, the research’s core innovation lies in the rational integration of photoactivity and electrocatalysis within a single air-electrode architecture.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the Sonnenalp, all of the buildings in Vail Village were designed with European alpine architecture in mind, so walking around feels a bit like strolling through a wintry Bavarian fairytale.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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The framework said that more negotiations will be needed to formalize the agreement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut should continue to fortify its legal framework so that care decisions remain between patients, families, and medical professionals — not politicians or out-of-state actors — and so that the right to bodily autonomy is grounded as securely as possible in state law.—
Matthew Blinstrubas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Infrastructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructure. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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