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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 infrastructures
Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, SANCTA pushes the limits of the infrastructures that support performance art.
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Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Sometimes, the urgency of providing healthy food eclipses the equally important need to build new infrastructures such that one day, food inequalities will no longer exist.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Especially designing technologies and infrastructures that can withstand extreme conditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
We’re spread too thin, needing to connect complex infrastructures of storytelling instead of engaging in-depth with a single tale.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Unpaved road infrastructures may become unusable for most vehicles.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
These power interests are central to contemporary military and domestic security infrastructures, as advanced AI systems are now embedded in weapons of war and underly mass surveillance and intelligence operations.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Finally, responsible disposal contributes to environmental sustainability, lowering the energy footprint associated with ever-growing data volumes and aging infrastructures.
—Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
In order to keep New Yorkers safe, the NYPD monitors threats 24 hours a day from its Joint Operations Center, where intelligence analysts scan city streets, bridges and sensitive locations and infrastructures.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Sometimes, the urgency of providing healthy food eclipses the equally important need to build new infrastructures such that one day, food inequalities will no longer exist.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Especially designing technologies and infrastructures that can withstand extreme conditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
We’re spread too thin, needing to connect complex infrastructures of storytelling instead of engaging in-depth with a single tale.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Unpaved road infrastructures may become unusable for most vehicles.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
These power interests are central to contemporary military and domestic security infrastructures, as advanced AI systems are now embedded in weapons of war and underly mass surveillance and intelligence operations.
—Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Finally, responsible disposal contributes to environmental sustainability, lowering the energy footprint associated with ever-growing data volumes and aging infrastructures.
—Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
In order to keep New Yorkers safe, the NYPD monitors threats 24 hours a day from its Joint Operations Center, where intelligence analysts scan city streets, bridges and sensitive locations and infrastructures.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructures
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The drive for digital sovereignty is reaching all continents, often throwing long-standing IT architectures and the dependencies that come with them into doubt or disarray.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Although there are fewer cores than the main desktop and laptop chip lines, Wildcat Lake still leverages cutting-edge process nodes and architectures.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2026
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Walking across shiny, immaculately clean floors into the still room, a tour leads visitors to a room with the immense structures the Bakers use to make their special brand of whiskey.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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And although the new addition containing the guest rooms sticks out quite a bit, the original brick structures have been carefully preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The cast also includes Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanth and Tara Sutaria in what Yash describes as roles built around power dynamics that extend beyond conventional gender frameworks.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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The governance, audit, and insurance frameworks enterprises rely on were written for a world where a human approved every transaction.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Infrastructures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructures. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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