skeletons

noun

plural of skeleton
as in structures
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 skeletons The shells and skeletons of the organisms were ground up by the ocean waves into a white sand and compacted over time, forming a distinctively smooth and homogenous stone. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026 This branch of civil engineering applies the laws of physics and mathematics to design the skeletons of artificial structures. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Incomplete fossils are often viewed as less informative than nearly complete skeletons. — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 There were middens of toad bones in what appeared to be ritual contexts, sometimes comprising thousands of skeletons. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Eventually a ring of low-lying islands forms, built from the skeletons of the reef that surrounds it. — NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 But there’s something very freeing for all my skeletons to be out of the closet. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026 The walls are robin’s-egg blue, painted with images of meditating skeletons and vaguely inspirational maxims. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
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  1. structures
  2. frameworks
  3. architectures
Noun
  • Modern airborne geophysical surveys can map subsurface structures that older methods could not detect.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • A lot of the objects that were made out of Secondary have to do with structures that are enacted by the body, like a power rack, for example.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • Well-meaning executives often draft policies, mentorship frameworks, or diversity programs behind closed doors, only to wonder why employee adoption remains low.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2017, Brown Faces Green Spaces pioneered the very fishing clinics, youth programming, and outdoor educational frameworks that successfully brought underserved, diverse audiences into the Indiana Dunes ecosystem.
    — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of frameworks
Noun
  • These algorithms rely on geometric complexities that are equally intractable for both classical and quantum architectures.
    — Adi Karisik, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The research will focus on critical memory technologies, advanced memory and computing architectures, chip packaging and future semiconductor manufacturing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of architectures

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