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as in buildings
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity
the only structure on the island is an old Spanish fort—or what's left of it
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as in constructions
something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts
the Egyptian pyramids are among the most remarkable structures ever built
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as in architectures
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the basic structure of all those tract houses is the same: basically, a box
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Recent Examples of structures
Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
Unlike conventional airframes built from composite materials, bamboo structures behave very differently under stress, generating low-frequency vibrations – typically in the 8–20 hertz range – that conventional flight controllers are not designed to filter or compensate for.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
So far, no structures have been damaged or destroyed, Fernandez said.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
No people have been injured and no structures have been burned, Fernandez said.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Feeding structures, delicate limbs and even traces of internal organs, which are typically lost during fossilization, are still visible.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Once they are done with their work, the house and grounds will be sold, and all the structures razed.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
As of Saturday, no structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
Unlike conventional airframes built from composite materials, bamboo structures behave very differently under stress, generating low-frequency vibrations – typically in the 8–20 hertz range – that conventional flight controllers are not designed to filter or compensate for.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
So far, no structures have been damaged or destroyed, Fernandez said.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
No people have been injured and no structures have been burned, Fernandez said.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Feeding structures, delicate limbs and even traces of internal organs, which are typically lost during fossilization, are still visible.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Once they are done with their work, the house and grounds will be sold, and all the structures razed.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
As of Saturday, no structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for structures
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Strict regulations required the new buildings to follow the exact blueprint of the original layout, so bungalows, villas and residences are scattered between lush gardens and the shoreline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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While such Iron Age constructions are typically associated with status and authority, study author Lars Gustavsen argues that excavations have consistently failed to find any evidence of a burial.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Fabrics span 100 percent cotton constructions and blends such as cotton/viscose and cotton/linen/elastane.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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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
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The Boring Company constructs tunnel trafficways for cars and pedestrians.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Arizona Department of Transportation plans and constructs new freeways, additional lanes and other improvements across the Phoenix area as part of the Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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New regulations, which were approved in February by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) under Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta, focus on restricting blackjack-style games and certain player-dealer arrangements that are common in California card rooms.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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This issue has been raised at a time when the Public Accounts Committee launched an inquiry into Crown Estate arrangements.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
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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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Astrolight designs and builds free‑space optical communication systems for satellites and ground stations, including the terminals and adaptive optics hardware needed to maintain stable laser links through atmospheric turbulence.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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In a landscape crowded with noise and rapid claims, Geeglee focuses on bringing greater structure to complex decision-making, while Vincent builds tools designed to help others navigate what matters most.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Structures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/structures. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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