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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

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

Almost two years ago, the skeleton of a baby was found beneath floorboards during a house renovation, wrapped in a 110-year-old newspaper.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

"If you find a skeleton that's missing teeth, sometimes it's hard to attach it to a name."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

He looks terrible—as thin as a skeleton, and half the hair is gone from his left side.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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