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skeleton

[skel-i-tn] / ˈskɛl ɪ tn /
NOUN
structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object
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Pettibon’s stark four-bar design for the latter is one of punk’s most iconic images, as recognizable as the Ramones’ presidential seal and the Misfits’ skeleton face.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus will end its voyage in Rotterdam on Monday, with its remaining skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Underneath the rot is an architecturally impressive skeleton, so people are free to focus on that.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

A 120,000-year-old deer skeleton, also discovered in Germany, shows a spear wound where the pelvic bone was thinnest, suggesting that the hunter knew exactly where to aim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Alaric pursed his lips and looked around before opening a drawer behind him with a skeleton key.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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