scaffold

noun

Definition of scaffoldnext
as in platform
a raised flat surface Standing on a scaffold, the workers replaced the broken twelfth-story window.

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Recent Examples of scaffold Nanoscale engineering with interfacial design The research team solved this trade-off by engineering an ultra-thin scaffold. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 An actual big band stationed on a scaffold upstage evokes the roaring ‘20s. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Reducing their size and binding the fine mesh into a 3D scaffold would go a long way to making ice more concrete-like. — Mike McRae 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 Next, prune back the scaffold branches using what are called heading cuts. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scaffold
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  1. platform
  2. podium
Noun
  • Either way, black platform loafers will add a modern twist to this otherwise classic outfit combo.
    — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The combination of laboratories, accommodation and a large working platform could also enable researchers to conduct several types of studies from a single location.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of platform
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  • Infantino accepts the support Infantino took the podium following Sheikh Salman and kept it light.
    — Stephen Wade, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In a career that stretched from the mid-1980s to the early 2010s, Brundle won the 1988 World Sportscar Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990, and finished on the podium nine times in Formula 1.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of podium

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