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 man once rumored to have purchased the Elephant Man's bones never acknowledged any alleged skeletons hiding in his own closet.
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Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
The rings, made by London jewelry designer Cece Jewellery, also featured two skeletons looking lovingly at one another, as well as a heart that had the pair's initials TB and KB in the middle of it.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The meaning behind his trademark drawings of skeletons, a core to the Broken Bow brand, has also evolved.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Restoration efforts on 86 of those casts began about 10 years ago, during which researchers took CT scans and X-rays to determine whether complete skeletons were present.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The Bone Museum in Brooklyn presents skeletal insights using actual skeletons, including showing how corsets severely compress bones, and an examination of the anatomy of conjoined twins.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The study, published in The Journal of Archaeological Science, analyzed the dental plaque of skeletons believed to have suffered from leprosy to test the method and determine if mercury was administered as medicine.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The fossils and bronze skeletons in the Mesalands Community College's Dinosaur Museum kept the boys entertained.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Nagatitan belonged to a subgroup of sauropods that possessed bones with lots of internal air sacs and thin walls, traits that lightened their skeletons.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
The rings, made by London jewelry designer Cece Jewellery, also featured two skeletons looking lovingly at one another, as well as a heart that had the pair's initials TB and KB in the middle of it.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The meaning behind his trademark drawings of skeletons, a core to the Broken Bow brand, has also evolved.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Restoration efforts on 86 of those casts began about 10 years ago, during which researchers took CT scans and X-rays to determine whether complete skeletons were present.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The Bone Museum in Brooklyn presents skeletal insights using actual skeletons, including showing how corsets severely compress bones, and an examination of the anatomy of conjoined twins.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The study, published in The Journal of Archaeological Science, analyzed the dental plaque of skeletons believed to have suffered from leprosy to test the method and determine if mercury was administered as medicine.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
The fossils and bronze skeletons in the Mesalands Community College's Dinosaur Museum kept the boys entertained.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Nagatitan belonged to a subgroup of sauropods that possessed bones with lots of internal air sacs and thin walls, traits that lightened their skeletons.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeletons
Noun
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Some people stopped to take in the canopy shade structures and brand new indoor pavilion.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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Past laboratory tests frequently detected intense magnetic structures emerging from this expansion, but scientists could not pinpoint their origin.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The question is whether your governance frameworks have caught up with what your developers are already doing.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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John Woods, Lombard Odier’s Asia chief investment officer, warned that many families risk squandering wealth without stronger governance and planning frameworks.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Noun
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An engineer evaluates two architectures and sees the cost-per-inference difference in their AI chat session, during the development cycle, not weeks later.—
Udam Dewaraja,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Commercial space expertise Apex contributes satellite production capabilities that align with emerging defense space architectures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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“Skeletons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeletons. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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