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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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"We discovered that this membrane skeleton is actively regulating the nutrient uptake process of neurons," Zhou said.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The skeleton is 61% complete by bone count and 75% to 80% complete by bone mass, making it one of the most complete T. Rexes ever uncovered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Now that Graham’s gone, it’s only fitting that his imaginary grandma rest her bewigged skeleton in that great rocking chair in the sky.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" sold Tuesday for $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

When the smoke cleared at the plant, the entire roof and top third of the reactor 1 building had been reduced to a smoking steel skeleton.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

There were Roman catacombs with fewer skeletons than those in his closet.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

A new, though extinct, species of whale was also identified among the nearly 500 skeletons found up to 7,000 metres deep along a 1,200 kilometre corridor of bones in the Indian Ocean west of Australia.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Our skeletons and muscles are incredible structures that deal with gravity - even when we simply move our bodies on Earth we are dealing with forces.

From BBC May 22, 2026

That’s when those skeletons on the wall took on an eerie glow.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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