frameworks

NOUN

foundation, core

Synonyms

STRONGEST

groundwork plan scheme structure

STRONG

cage fabric frame schema shell skeleton

WEAK

bare bones frame of reference

Example Sentences

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“What the Fed needs is a reform to its frameworks and a reform to its communications,” Warsh said during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate last month.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Gloo has built its own AI tools with such frameworks in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

However, the two frameworks treat time in very different ways.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

It moves to retire art historical frameworks of the past, dependent on borders between places and times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The profusion of metaconcepts in professional writing—all those levels, issues, contexts, frameworks, and perspectives—also makes sense when you consider the personal history of chunking and functional fixity in the writers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker