scaffold

as in platform
a raised flat surface Standing on a scaffold, the workers replaced the broken twelfth-story window.

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Recent Examples of scaffold This could, in turn, aid our understanding of the Cosmic Web, filaments of matter that acted as a cosmic scaffold helping the universe to assemble in its current form. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025 Maintain several stems to create your scaffold, cutting these back to varying lengths, from one to two feet above ground level. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital combined these scaffolds with patients’ own cells to build replacement bladders. ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025 Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news David Kaplan has been working with silk for decades, molding and shaping it into scaffolds, sponges, and films. Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scaffold
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Noun
  • Steam is an online platform that allows the developers of video games to sell their games to users.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • Streaming platforms have also contributed to this shift by allowing international series from Africa, the Caribbean, and the UK to reach American audiences, showing a wider array of Black beauty and womanhood.
    Essence, Essence, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • The German driver made the admission after securing his first podium finish in F1 at the British Grand Prix.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
  • After more than an hour of superlatives, Di Bona took the podium to express his overwhelming gratitude and appreciation.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 July 2025

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“Scaffold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaffold. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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