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When students are introduced to most new topics, schools can slowly scaffold learning.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Even after prolonged blindness, these models can still act as a scaffold over which the brains of the newly-sighted can learn to see.
—Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
The duo knew from their previous studies that certain cells in the mouse embryo were tenser and sturdier than others due to differences in their internal scaffolds, which underpin the cell membrane and keep it taut.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Even after prolonged blindness, these models can still act as a scaffold over which the brains of the newly-sighted can learn to see.
—Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
The duo knew from their previous studies that certain cells in the mouse embryo were tenser and sturdier than others due to differences in their internal scaffolds, which underpin the cell membrane and keep it taut.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaffold
Noun
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The odds of prices topping $5 per gallon exceeded 60% on the platform yesterday afternoon.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Inside the fairgrounds she’s known as Venus Electrificata, a flapper femme fatale perched atop a low-voltage platform, ready to deliver a mild shock to any punter willing to spend a few francs for a kiss.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Every rider on the podium in 1996, 1998 and 1999 was a Mapei rider.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Behind the podium trio, Leclerc spun early in the last lap, recovered, but watched Russell and Verstappen move on by for fourth and fifth.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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“Scaffold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaffold. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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