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 This could, in turn, aid our understanding of the Cosmic Web, filaments of matter that acted as a cosmic scaffold helping the universe to assemble in its current form. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025 Maintain several stems to create your scaffold, cutting these back to varying lengths, from one to two feet above ground level. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital combined these scaffolds with patients’ own cells to build replacement bladders. ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025 Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news David Kaplan has been working with silk for decades, molding and shaping it into scaffolds, sponges, and films. Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scaffold
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Noun
  • Hoste first announced the new, limited-time wedding package on Instagram in June, and the news was warmly received on the platform.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Similarly, The Fall Guy hit the streaming platform just under four months after its theatrical debut.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri reacts after placing second in the podium positions during the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 6, 2025.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • In a race with plenty of crashes and spins, Sauber’s Nico Hülkenberg was third from 19th on the grid for his first podium finish in his 239th race of an F1 career that began in 2010.
    James Ellingworth, Denver Post, 6 July 2025

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“Scaffold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaffold. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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