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noun

plural of structure
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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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structures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of structure
as in constructs

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Recent Examples of structures
Noun
Donations can help raise awareness of historic structures and places across Colorado, structures similar to the Cherry Creek Arch Bridge. — Karen Leigh, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 As more financing moves into customized private structures, investors and regulators will need to watch for opacity, concentration, and the temptation to confuse financial engineering with genuine economic productivity. — Jim Zelter, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Many companies continue operating under entity structures selected years ago, even though revenues, profitability and ownership goals have changed substantially. — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Investors typically expect to see five to seven years of repayment data before considering similar financing structures. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 His team concluded certain areas were good for parks or golf courses — but not for permanent structures, like housing. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 The administration’s proposal risks harming both the historic building and the system of reviews that protects structures like it. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 Critics within the industry have raised concerns about fee structures and the degree of control some of these agencies exercise over creators’ subscriber relationships and content output. — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 Meanwhile, CoreWeave operates within the high-yield market with a Ba3 rating, relying on complex private debt structures to finance its GPU hardware fleets. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for structures
  1. buildings
  2. constructions
  3. architectures
  4. constructs
  5. arrangements
  6. frameworks
  7. builds
  8. infrastructures
Noun
  • The company has committed to investing at least $1 billion to construct one roughly 300,000-square-foot facility, but the campus could expand to include up to five primary buildings, officials have said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Together, the fires have destroyed at least 700 buildings and forced some 67,000 people to evacuate around the state's second-largest city.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of buildings
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  • The industry is still leaning toward comfort stretch or rigid constructions over super stretchy fabrics.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Other common features include patch pockets into which items can easily be stashed away and retrieved, and softer constructions that typically do away with paddings, linings and sometimes leave the jacket completely unstructured.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructions
Noun
  • Real resilience requires multiple independent paths for critical missions, utilizing diverse government, commercial, and allied capabilities across various architectures and supply chains.
    — Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The project seemingly changed architectures at one point, progressing from fully electric to the same platform as the new X5, adding the option of a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 July 2026
Definition of architectures
Verb
  • The system constructs a real-time 3D spatial map using high-frequency acoustic pulses to navigate in total darkness while maintaining a compact form factor.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
Definition of constructs
Noun
  • In a 2023 appearance on the podcast Lipstick on the Rim, Cameron Diaz spoke out in favor of unconventional living arrangements.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • These rates change monthly and serve as the IRS's minimum interest rates for many private loans and financing arrangements.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrangements
Noun
  • Consulting and academic contexts still favor frameworks with a single quantifiable maximand.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • National governments should set standards, build regulatory frameworks and create financing mechanisms.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of frameworks
Verb
  • The novel builds toward a plot by local men to ambush the night train carrying the departing Muslims.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Silence often signals that one partner has stopped raising issues, which builds resentment over time.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of builds
Noun
  • Winners are extending existing platforms, products, research bases, and infrastructures while leveraging new open-source tools, capabilities, models, and datasets that can serve as public goods for the broader field.
    — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the new 1,100 MW nuclear plants will provide the constant baseline current and frequency regulation that heavy technology infrastructures require at all times.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
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