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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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Twenty-five years ago, I might have said you need to add an economic skeleton to your views.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"I brought the skeleton to show that she had died."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The team recovered teeth, a skull, jaws, and parts of the skeleton, including a femur and an ulna.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Instead, researchers relied on micro-CT scanning, which allowed them to visualize the full skeleton in just a few months.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Even with all those clothes on he looked like a skeleton.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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