as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the rigid armature of a highly stratified society
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Recent Examples of armature
The guest house, which looks onto the pool, is built with a trellis armature on one face of the building, where hydrangea vines are expected to grow over the coming years.
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
Those armatures, in turn, caused her paintings to appear three-dimensional.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Aardman has upgraded its stop-motion Wallace and Gromit puppets with improved plasticine clay, more silicone and resin, and better armatures and mouth replacement.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Fraser created the moving figures made of plaster and a metal armature.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
Those armatures, in turn, caused her paintings to appear three-dimensional.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Aardman has upgraded its stop-motion Wallace and Gromit puppets with improved plasticine clay, more silicone and resin, and better armatures and mouth replacement.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Fraser created the moving figures made of plaster and a metal armature.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armature
Noun
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The two largest blazes, the Palisades and Eaton fires, killed 29 people, torched more than 40,000 acres and destroyed more than 16,000 structures.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Meryl Streep was one of a handful of area residents whose experiences with the fires — which have claimed 29 lives and destroyed more than 15,000 structures — were told in the New York story.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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Then Trump established a framework for his administration.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
25 Jan. 2025
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This language provides a sufficient framework for protecting the interests in this case.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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The resort’s architecture was designed by Wimberly, Allison, Tong, and Goo (WATG) in response to Bali’s extraordinary landscapes and traditional artisan villages.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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View 4 Images New details have been revealed on what is arguably Saudi Arabia's most ambitious current architecture project: the world's new tallest skyscraper, which will rise to an incredible height of over 1 km (0.62 miles) in the Red Sea port city Jeddah.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2025
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More monsters can now be pushed when dodge rolling, most monsters smaller than a skeleton.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The new species was identified by its scale pattern, coloring, skeleton and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Armature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armature. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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