scaffold

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 One of the first applications was creating tissue scaffolds, which are structures that support cell growth. Anne Schmitz, The Conversation, 20 May 2025 These compounds are used, for example, to make bone scaffolds, breast implants, bandages, catheters, dental implants and wound dressings. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 Investigate regenerative options: PRF, stem cell therapies and bioactive scaffolds are game changers for tissue health. Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 The Wall of Sound was their most audacious attempt: a 60-foot-wide, 75-ton scaffold of nearly 600 speakers designed to deliver pristine, distortion-free sound to both the band and audience. Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scaffold
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Noun
  • Making lateral moves work requires more than a platform.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Iger spoke about the impact of merging the two streaming platforms in an earnings call, CBS News reported this week.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • Semi-finalists were England’s Katie Morris and Holland’s Roos Van Reek, giving the podium quite the international flair.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • For the last two and a half decades, the Boston Crusaders had been within striking distance of earning a spot on the winners' podium, usually finishing somewhere in the top 12.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Scaffold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaffold. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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