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
The partial skeleton had originally been classified as a Nanosaurus, a type of plant-eating dinosaur first described in 1877.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The new species was identified by its eye size, head shape, fin shape, skeleton, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
The embassy was reduced to a skeleton crew until being fully evacuated in February 2012, following the escalation of violence into an all-out civil war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
It was identified by its head shape, fin shape, spines, skeleton and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The new species was identified by its eye size, head shape, fin shape, skeleton, coloring and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
The embassy was reduced to a skeleton crew until being fully evacuated in February 2012, following the escalation of violence into an all-out civil war.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
It was identified by its head shape, fin shape, spines, skeleton and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeleton
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The project helped people in the industry see the potential for constructing larger structures in wood, which can be perceived as being difficult because of the rules around fire risk.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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And there’s still no stadium site and no stadium financing structure.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 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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For companies in the public or private sector, aligning with frameworks like CMMC, NIST, or CIS is no longer optional.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
12 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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Like other Guess Jeans stores in Berlin and Amsterdam, the Tokyo flagship combines local design aesthetics with Californian craftsmanship and architecture.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 July 2025
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“Skeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeleton. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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