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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
a bold plan to deal a crippling blow to the infrastructure of international terrorism
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Recent Examples of infrastructures
These power interests are central to contemporary military and domestic security infrastructures, as advanced AI systems are now embedded in weapons of war and underly mass surveillance and intelligence operations.
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Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
If atoms can indeed act as sensitive probes of spacetime ripples, future detectors may no longer rely solely on massive infrastructures.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In order to keep New Yorkers safe, the NYPD monitors threats 24 hours a day from its Joint Operations Center, where intelligence analysts scan city streets, bridges and sensitive locations and infrastructures.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
According to Children’s Cancer Fund’s (CCF) CEO Jennifer Arthur, growing demand requires larger infrastructures to meet patients’ needs.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Civilian infrastructures were also hit by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, including Dubai’s luxury hotel Fairmont The Palm and the Dubai International Airport.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Different children will be born—many are already here, artworks included, building infrastructures institutional discourse cannot see.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Entering the 21st century, the internet boom similarly created a need for data centers and routing infrastructures.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
As ultra-high-net-worth travel infrastructures have matured — aviation programs, yacht operations, family-office staffing — high-tier residential ownership is undergoing a similar shift.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
If atoms can indeed act as sensitive probes of spacetime ripples, future detectors may no longer rely solely on massive infrastructures.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In order to keep New Yorkers safe, the NYPD monitors threats 24 hours a day from its Joint Operations Center, where intelligence analysts scan city streets, bridges and sensitive locations and infrastructures.
—Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
According to Children’s Cancer Fund’s (CCF) CEO Jennifer Arthur, growing demand requires larger infrastructures to meet patients’ needs.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Civilian infrastructures were also hit by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, including Dubai’s luxury hotel Fairmont The Palm and the Dubai International Airport.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Different children will be born—many are already here, artworks included, building infrastructures institutional discourse cannot see.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Entering the 21st century, the internet boom similarly created a need for data centers and routing infrastructures.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
As ultra-high-net-worth travel infrastructures have matured — aviation programs, yacht operations, family-office staffing — high-tier residential ownership is undergoing a similar shift.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infrastructures
Noun
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What looked like a narrow corridor of cosmic architectures now opens into an embarrassment of possibilities.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Organizations may experiment constantly, yet their architectures of experimentation increasingly resemble one another.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Flexible loads, intelligent storage, and advanced demand coordination should be treated as capacity resources in grid planning, with regulatory frameworks updated accordingly.—
Brian Barlow,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Supporters say introductory courses had become too focused on contemporary social-justice frameworks and that the new standards restore an emphasis on classical thinkers, empirical methods and a broader range of perspectives.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Infrastructures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructures. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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