as in structure
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 skeleton
Still, those mechanics are more of a lean skeleton to support the excellent story and presentation.
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PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists also found a human skeleton covered in cartonnage, a material similar to papier mâché that was often used to make funerary masks, suggesting that the tomb was reused later on.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
View Comments Experts have studied the skeletons and artifacts unearthed at the site over the years, but attempts to recover DNA from the remains proved elusive.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Both skeleton watches have a Grade 5 titanium case that houses skeletonized dials.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists also found a human skeleton covered in cartonnage, a material similar to papier mâché that was often used to make funerary masks, suggesting that the tomb was reused later on.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
View Comments Experts have studied the skeletons and artifacts unearthed at the site over the years, but attempts to recover DNA from the remains proved elusive.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Both skeleton watches have a Grade 5 titanium case that houses skeletonized dials.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeleton
Noun
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So your suggestions were about altering the structure of the show?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Wander down a spiral staircase and through to the imposing central courtyard of the building, and an unusual structure sat pride of place: an installation of the legendary French designer Charlotte Perriand’s La Maison au Bord de l’Eau.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What inspired you to use Trevisani as a framework for your story?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has outlined a two-month framework to reach a deal with Iran, John Hannah, a senior fellow at JINSA, said during a briefing about Iran’s nuclear weapons program Thursday.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This hectic oddness undergirds the conspiracy theories and wild extrapolations that course through the film and provides the rickety intellectual architecture for Dr. J.’s mercenary speculations.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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For all that’s been written about design and architecture, relatively little ink has been spilled on the subject of storage units.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Skeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeleton. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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