as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
Native Americans covered the skeletons of their wigwams with bark, rush mats, or hides
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Recent Examples of skeleton
Archaeologists recently uncovered the ancient skeletons of possible Black Death victims – buried just beneath one of London's most popular tourist spots.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
The remains of five early humans—two complete skeletons and three skulls—were found deliberately arranged in burial pits deep inside Tinshemet Cave in central Israel.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Two days later, on July 10, the researchers uncovered the knight’s entire skeleton about five inches below where the tombstone sat.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The skeleton of biochemist Enrique Berríos – a dandy, charmer, bar-room singer and re-developer of the Nazi serin gas and black cocaine cook for Augusto Pinochet’s DINA secret police – is found washed up on a beach in Uruguay.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
The remains of five early humans—two complete skeletons and three skulls—were found deliberately arranged in burial pits deep inside Tinshemet Cave in central Israel.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Two days later, on July 10, the researchers uncovered the knight’s entire skeleton about five inches below where the tombstone sat.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The skeleton of biochemist Enrique Berríos – a dandy, charmer, bar-room singer and re-developer of the Nazi serin gas and black cocaine cook for Augusto Pinochet’s DINA secret police – is found washed up on a beach in Uruguay.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeleton
Noun
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The pyre’s final stunt sees the avian structure break free and soar through the night sky.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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File-level tools have deep knowledge of the PST file structure, enabling more complete and accurate reconstruction than raw-level tools, which depend largely on file signatures and file system metadata.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nearly five years later, a framework is finally in place.—
Joe Reedy,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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Socialize governance frameworks and educate employees on policy adherence.—
Rob Green,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is a compact, lightweight mobile-AI architecture designed to run locally on a smartphone.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Spend your days wandering through the walled city, taking in the architecture, and your nights dancing salsa with warm, local people.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Skeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeleton. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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