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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
you've got the framework of the story and just need to fill in the details
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Recent Examples of frameworks
This makes strong governance frameworks and clear ownership models essential.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Pauli and Jung found connection through their fringe theoretical frameworks, psychology and physics playing on each other to make up one beautiful and haunting mess of a universe.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The Trust Protocol has set minimum requirements for its Field Partner Program, adapting regenerative agriculture frameworks from major organizations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
As such, international frameworks and agreements could facilitate information sharing, standardize security protocols and establish rapid response mechanisms in the event of a cable breach.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
The chip’s hybrid design—photonic cores working alongside traditional electronic control and memory systems—means it can be programmed using standard machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2025
The meeting in Thune’s office came after days of hard-line House lawmakers hammering away at the Senate’s budget resolution, which was meant to be a compromise between the contrasting frameworks each chamber adopted earlier this year.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Pauli and Jung found connection through their fringe theoretical frameworks, psychology and physics playing on each other to make up one beautiful and haunting mess of a universe.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The Trust Protocol has set minimum requirements for its Field Partner Program, adapting regenerative agriculture frameworks from major organizations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
As such, international frameworks and agreements could facilitate information sharing, standardize security protocols and establish rapid response mechanisms in the event of a cable breach.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
The chip’s hybrid design—photonic cores working alongside traditional electronic control and memory systems—means it can be programmed using standard machine learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2025
The meeting in Thune’s office came after days of hard-line House lawmakers hammering away at the Senate’s budget resolution, which was meant to be a compromise between the contrasting frameworks each chamber adopted earlier this year.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frameworks
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By early January of this year, NASA had narrowed its options down to two potential architectures.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, these projections assume the industry can overcome its computational bottlenecks—a risky bet if compute architectures remain tethered to the past.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The museum has a track record of preserving historic structures, caring for five historic buildings, including the Siloam School and 1774 Rock House, the county’s oldest home.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The canyon-like layout consists of four spherical structures connected by curving platforms, courtyards, and pedestrian bridges; 3 of the 18 floors are below ground.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shaffi, a senior data architect at Amazon Web Services, is widely recognized for designing secure, large scale data infrastructures that power global enterprises.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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It’s digitized government services and built one of the world’s best infrastructures for digital payments.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Frameworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frameworks. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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