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a structure made of wood or metal strips that are arranged or attached together in a gridlike pattern
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Recent Examples of lattice
This abstract geometry comes to life in laboratories where physicists like Comin study crystals — lattices of atoms in repeating patterns.
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025
And those surfaces are already alien, consisting of a crust of heavy atomic nuclei squeezed into a crystalline lattice with electrons free to swim among them.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The technology behind these tattoos relies on advanced biosensing materials, most notably graphene, a single-atom-thick carbon lattice known for its conductivity and flexibility.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In a wafer-thin crystalline sample of nickel iodide, the team observed that the spins of nickel atoms were arranged in a spiral pattern throughout the material’s lattice.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
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Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025
And those surfaces are already alien, consisting of a crust of heavy atomic nuclei squeezed into a crystalline lattice with electrons free to swim among them.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The technology behind these tattoos relies on advanced biosensing materials, most notably graphene, a single-atom-thick carbon lattice known for its conductivity and flexibility.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In a wafer-thin crystalline sample of nickel iodide, the team observed that the spins of nickel atoms were arranged in a spiral pattern throughout the material’s lattice.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lattice
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Recruitment: Writing job descriptions can be an arduous task, but by creating a first draft with AI, HR leaders can focus on more strategic tasks, such as maximizing the company’s organizational structure to best support teams.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The author who brought us Witches is interested in the class structures that drive mothers to desperate measures.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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But in the 43 games he’s missed since suffering a severe quad injury on May 23, he’s been just as impactful from the sidelines, picking up on pitcher cues from the dugout, chatting before and even during at-bats with his teammates, in hitters meetings and in individual instruction in the cage.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Regardless, two Kerri balls and one Mistress ball were placed in the sacred Drag Race Bingo cage, but whose name did Bruno pull out?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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Maintaining brand integrity across a growing and geographically dispersed network is another potential challenge of franchising.—
Don Tarinelli,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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These artists are operating outside of the formal networks of power.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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But there’s no framework for any kind of parallel discussion about the fears or the safety of Muslim New Yorkers.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Trump has so far announced just one official agreement with the United Kingdom as well as frameworks for deals with China and Vietnam.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
12 July 2025
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He’s lost weight off his already tiny frame and has taken over mom’s room.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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Furniture for every room in your home — including sofas, dressers, TV stands, coffee tables, bed frames, ottomans, and more — is up to 56 percent off.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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This heritage fabric headboard offers a modern touch.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
14 July 2025
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Additionally, the 501 will get a performance fabric update with thermoregulating technology.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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While Nvidia’s new NVLink Fusion will allow non-Nvidia CPUs and GPUs to participate in the Nvidia rack-scale architecture, hardware vendors and hyperscalers will continue to seek an open fabric alternative to an ecosystem controlled by a single firm.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Genre, in this sense, is not unlike choreography or architecture.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The stadium’s skeleton is made up of around 12,500 tonnes of structural steel, seen predominantly on the north and south stands.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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After his season 4 stint in London, Goldberg (living alongside his wife and son) has one eye over his shoulder always, paranoid the (literal) skeletons in his closet might soon spill out.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Lattice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lattice. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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