Thesaurus results for LATTICES

lattices

noun

plural of lattice

as in cages

a structure made of wood or metal strips that are arranged or attached together in a gridlike pattern

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Recent Examples of lattices These included lattices, curved structures, and surfaces capable of changing their topography. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 It’s all served in an industrial space of concrete, steel, and glass near the Opera House, warmed in tone by walnut wood lattices and jade green banquettes. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 The team demonstrated this by printing soft lattices and wavy filaments that deform in dramatically different ways under heat. — New Atlas, 19 May 2026 Inspired by the helter-skelter brickwork of Chiang Mai's crumbling temples, their façades feature masonry laid in intricate motifs and wooden lattices that create beautiful shadowy patterns when the sun hits. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026 Instead, look to modern lattices, scallops, and arches for a timeless feel that’s still up to date. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026 Bound together by nylon cords, the lattices are used for new construction as well as buildings under renovation. — Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025 Cut-off shorts were worn long and paired with stiletto boots, while baggy jeans featured intricate lattices of cutouts. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Most of the dogs were confined in cages and the vehicle’s windows were only slightly cracked.

— Kat Filardi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Contain the tomatoes in wire cages or train them to trellises.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cages

Noun

Organizations aggregate enormous amounts of telemetry across endpoints, networks, identities, applications and cloud infrastructure.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Polls are often sponsored by television networks or news organizations, but conducted by universities or polling companies over which the FCC has no control.

— Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of networks

Noun

Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
These proposals, many times rooted in sympathy and love, were presented as alternatives to the political structures and market logic that had so often led to war, exploitation, hopelessness, and suffering.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of structures

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The companies said that using modular hardware and open architectures helped reduce integration barriers and allowed the two systems to be combined more quickly.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
These algorithms rely on geometric complexities that are equally intractable for both classical and quantum architectures.

— Adi Karisik, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of architectures

Noun

Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said.

— Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Regulatory frameworks need to be built, and so do the supply chains and manufacturing systems.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of frameworks

Noun

In these skeletons, Cole and her colleagues looked at the strontium-to-calcium ratio and at different isotopes of oxygen because both track temperature.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
The bones were not in good condition; there were no fully articulated skeletons.

— Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of skeletons

Noun

The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

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