as in structures
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 skeletons
Cue the Mayhem Ball, the pop star’s eighth concert tour, where Lady Gaga rises from a sand pit populated with skeletons, scales up a dress the size of a multi-story apartment building, and unravels the longest gown train a bride could ever dream of.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
The entire archipelago was built from the stuff, whether deposited from ocean sediments or from coral skeletons.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
At Cummins, an inmate informant told him there were as many as 200 skeletons buried not far from the barracks.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
And there’s the Arizona Museum of Natural History in Mesa, which has highlight attractions like dinosaur skeletons.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Archaeologists documented burials that followed traditional Islamic rituals; skeletons were laid with their bodies facing north and their faces turned toward the Qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
Two human skeletons lie entangled on the rough earth – the arms of one wrapped around the other’s head, as though protecting them from danger.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Perry’s films can lurch from romance to madcap Madea comedy to skeletons-in-the-closet family drama and back…all in the space of 20 minutes.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Despite looking like a fighter pilot who could win a game of dogfight football, Colin isn’t framed as a temptation for Marissa, and a lack of sexy secrets proves to be a recurring blind spot for the series, even if those two have plenty of other skeletons in their massive, boring closets.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeletons
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In all, more than 8,000 California wildfires blackened 525,223 acres, killed 31 people and burned 16,512 structures in the past year, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.—
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
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Because health care has been relatively slow to develop AI governance frameworks, CFOs are increasingly being asked to approve significant investments in technology their organizations may not yet have the internal expertise to evaluate or manage, Freestone said.—
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In practice, the idea behind Trade The Pool is relatively straightforward - applying institutional-style capital allocation and risk frameworks to individual traders.—
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Tensor said the Robocar can charge from 20 to 80 percent in around 10 minutes at an average power of roughly 400 kW and supports both 500V and 750V architectures.—
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Tesla, Rivian and several Chinese companies have zonal electrical architectures on the road.—
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“Skeletons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeletons. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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