substructures

noun

plural of substructure
as in frameworks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substructures
  1. frameworks
  2. infrastructures
  3. beds
  4. anchorages
  5. mounts
  6. foundations
  7. shores
  8. buttresses
Noun
  • Molecular design matters Unlike conventional porous carbon materials that interact weakly with polysulfides, covalent organic frameworks can be engineered with precise pore structures and chemical functionalities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • The challenge is keeping these frameworks in sync with technology.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of frameworks
Noun
  • As clinical-grade platforms expands across regions, infrastructures and workflows, this discipline becomes more important, not less.
    — Boris Berat, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Definition of infrastructures
Noun
  • Families and physicians warn that uprooting residents with Alzheimer’s can trigger dangerous decline, while a severe shortage of specialized beds in the South Bay deepens a looming public health crisis.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • In the thermal pool, guests lie or sit on underwater hydro-massage beds and seats while lumbar jets pummel the muscles most nicely.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of beds
Noun
  • Oranje Bay, on the western side of the island, offered one of the deepest and safest nearshore anchorages in the Americas.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • One of the VLCCs openly signaled its location in one of the anchorages in the Gulf of Oman a few days ago.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of anchorages
Noun
  • The design mounts graphics processing units in compute trays that sit vertically instead of horizontally to boost density and reduce latency, and had been slated to debut with Vera Rubin Ultra, Nvidia's next-generation rack-scale system, in 2027.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • Earth Fire Alliance is supported by various philanthropic foundations, including the Bezos Earth Fund which pledged $26 million in June.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of foundations
Noun
  • Set the scene With a prime position on the shores of Lake Constance at the confluence of Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein, Buff Medical Resort is a brand new beast with searing ambition.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
  • George and Amal Clooney own a villa there, while stars including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, David and Victoria Beckham, Barack Obama, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lopez have all vacationed along its shores, drawn by the luxury estates and private boat access.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of shores
Noun
  • Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.
    — Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
  • Three setbacks provide space for landscaped terraces, and at these floors, the structural columns slope inward, becoming tall buttresses that reintegrate into the latticework.
    — Adam Williams April 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of buttresses
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