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
About half the skeletons were found in what appear to be burial vaults, associated with the medieval church.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The TikTok user labeled the skeletons as the unsung albums that Gaga, 39, posed with at one point during her set.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Teeth imprints of a large cat were found in the skeleton of a man buried in a cemetery just outside York, a city in northeast England founded by the ancient Romans.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
While researchers have carried out extensive studies on the cemetery and its remains, a mystery lingered: a skeleton with unexplained depressions on the pelvis that resembled bites from a carnivore.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The TikTok user labeled the skeletons as the unsung albums that Gaga, 39, posed with at one point during her set.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Teeth imprints of a large cat were found in the skeleton of a man buried in a cemetery just outside York, a city in northeast England founded by the ancient Romans.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
While researchers have carried out extensive studies on the cemetery and its remains, a mystery lingered: a skeleton with unexplained depressions on the pelvis that resembled bites from a carnivore.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeleton
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The petunias are tested and evaluated for qualities such as uniform structure, color quality and intensity, shape, flowering window and speed, and much more.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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The all-steel structure, built in 1964, originally served as an apartment house called Stuart Manor.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Change can no longer be systematically managed through static frameworks or legacy leadership models.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement As the head of a legal organization that advocates for immigrants, I’m cursed with a front-row view of the framework that threatens to erode our democracy.—
Kica Matos,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Duties include developing processor and system architecture that will increase machine learning and data analytics.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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The House approval came on the same day, April 29, that marks the 100th anniversary of the debut of the Art Deco style of design and architecture at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Skeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeleton. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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