infrastructures

plural of infrastructure
as in architectures
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 The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures. — 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 That may mean different standards, infrastructures, and governance. — Alex Capri, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Winners are extending existing platforms, products, research bases, and infrastructures while leveraging new open-source tools, capabilities, models, and datasets that can serve as public goods for the broader field. — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Meanwhile, the new 1,100 MW nuclear plants will provide the constant baseline current and frequency regulation that heavy technology infrastructures require at all times. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026 Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 Advertisement More than 40 energy infrastructures across the Middle East were damaged in attacks during the war, forcing many refineries across the Gulf to halt production. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 June 2026 For technical professionals, LLMs are core architectural elements that are fundamentally changing how digital infrastructures are built and maintained. — Angelique Parashis, IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructures
Noun
  • The company says the chip can replace dozens of components in some system architectures.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Leaders must first allow commercial suppliers the flexibility to iterate toward the most scalable, high-yield architectures, mandating open interoperability protocols once the technology reaches industrial maturity.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • At crucial junctures over the centuries, parallel concepts of order, displays of power, and reflections of economic structures have manifested in both dance and police work.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The playground is less playground, more sprawling treehouse, complete with climbing structures, waterslides, and two toddler-friendly pools.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • 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

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“Infrastructures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructures. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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