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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
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.
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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
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
According to Children’s Cancer Fund’s (CCF) CEO Jennifer Arthur, growing demand requires larger infrastructures to meet patients’ needs.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Civilian infrastructures were also hit by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, including Dubai’s luxury hotel Fairmont The Palm and the Dubai International Airport.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
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
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
According to Children’s Cancer Fund’s (CCF) CEO Jennifer Arthur, growing demand requires larger infrastructures to meet patients’ needs.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Civilian infrastructures were also hit by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, including Dubai’s luxury hotel Fairmont The Palm and the Dubai International Airport.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructures
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Manual security architectures cannot keep up.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Advanced power electronics, direct-current architectures, and novel cooling methods (which can also reduce water demand) are a few recent advances ready for use, and data centers have historically embraced new efficiency technologies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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That includes clearing dead or dying vegetation within 100 feet of all structures, landscaping with fire-resistant plans and non-flammable ground cover, and disposing of landscaping debris in other ways.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The organism not only became active again but was also able to reproduce asexually, suggesting that its cellular structures remained intact despite the passage of millennia.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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For all the frameworks—information markets, unit economics, the AI backbone question—Maliwal says the actual investment decision comes down to something simpler.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Globally, Brazil, Singapore, India and the UK are leading this transformation with innovations in real-time payment systems, digital banking tools and open banking frameworks.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Infrastructures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructures. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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