articulated
adjective
ar·tic·u·lat·ed
är-ˈti-kyə-ˌlā-təd 
1
of a vehicle
: having a hinge or pivot connection especially to allow negotiation of sharp turns
an articulated lorry/bus
2
a
: having sections connected by joints that allow each section to bend or turn independently in different directions
a camera mounted on an articulated arm
b
: connected by a joint or joints
dolls with articulated limbs [=arms and legs that can be moved because they are connected by joints]
3
of skeletal remains
: attached at joints so that the relative position of the bones which existed in life is preserved
But Dirks rejects that suggestion, pointing out that the bones were partly articulated with each other, implying that they were buried soon after death.—
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Conor Grennan, AI Mindset CEO and NYU Stern chief AI architect, articulated cautious optimism.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This, in turn, allowed for articulated speech and the descent of the tongue into the pharynx during the first two years of life, making the production of complex sounds possible.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Hours later, Trump administration officials suggested that the president’s articulated plans were indeed more talk than action.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Leigh’s treatment of the masquerade likewise dissolves distinctions between subject and object: An encrusted head sans face atop a raffia dome functions neither as a fully articulated human form nor as an abstract sculpture.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This, in turn, allowed for articulated speech and the descent of the tongue into the pharynx during the first two years of life, making the production of complex sounds possible.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Hours later, Trump administration officials suggested that the president’s articulated plans were indeed more talk than action.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Leigh’s treatment of the masquerade likewise dissolves distinctions between subject and object: An encrusted head sans face atop a raffia dome functions neither as a fully articulated human form nor as an abstract sculpture.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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“Articulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/articulated. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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