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substructures

noun

plural of substructure
as in frameworks

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  1. frameworks
  2. infrastructures
  3. beds
  4. anchorages
  5. mounts
  6. foundations
  7. shores
  8. buttresses
Noun
  • Alongside safety protocols, new liability frameworks are being looked at so that commercial nuclear ships can be insured at reasonable market rates.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Models and orchestration frameworks are commoditizing rapidly.
    — Gopi Duddi, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of frameworks
Noun
  • The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of infrastructures
Noun
  • The new constructions added nearly 3,000 beds to the state’s capacity for those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • With beds for ten, this former 1860s church sets the stage for an atmospheric fall trip with friends.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of beds
Noun
  • The length of the suspension bridge is 8,614 feet, including anchorages, according to the bridge authority.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • More than 139 container vessels resided in the port’s outer anchorages as of Thursday morning, Seko said.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchorages
Noun
  • The ladder mounts install to the T-track on the tent base, though, and can move around to the right side so campers can enter though the large zippered window.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Among the most notable is the Acropolis in Athens with its iconic ruins of ancient civilization preserved as columned edifices, stone statues, and temple mounts.
    — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • The next chapter of AI belongs to the R&D aimed at foundations, and the need for it has never been greater.
    — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Stephen Colbert doesn’t think the foundations of America have been shaken by the cancellation of The Late Show.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of foundations
Noun
  • The birds mostly divide their time between remote northern bogs and muddy South American shores.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yemen, with Perim at the center, is becoming another potential front line in the confrontation between Washington and Tehran, and a reminder that the consequences of its war no longer stop at its shores.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • With their swollen, flaring buttresses and soaring heights of 80 feet or more, the trees are awe-inspiring when reflected in the dark water.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.
    — Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Definition of buttresses
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