lattices

noun

plural of lattice
as in cages
a structure made of wood or metal strips that are arranged or attached together in a gridlike pattern

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Recent Examples of lattices Instead, look to modern lattices, scallops, and arches for a timeless feel that’s still up to date. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026 Cut-off shorts were worn long and paired with stiletto boots, while baggy jeans featured intricate lattices of cutouts. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 The simulations relied on lattices with millions of grid points. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 Bound together by nylon cords, the lattices are used for new construction as well as buildings under renovation. — Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025 It’s all served in an industrial space of concrete, steel, and glass near the Opera House, warmed in tone by walnut wood lattices and jade green banquettes. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 The team demonstrated this by printing soft lattices and wavy filaments that deform in dramatically different ways under heat. — New Atlas, 19 May 2026 Inspired by the helter-skelter brickwork of Chiang Mai's crumbling temples, their façades feature masonry laid in intricate motifs and wooden lattices that create beautiful shadowy patterns when the sun hits. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lattices
  1. cages
  2. networks
  3. structures
  4. architectures
  5. frameworks
  6. armatures
  7. skeletons
  8. infrastructures
Noun
  • Penalty kicks in concrete cages, long-range screamers in top-flight stadiums.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Scott’s eyes were fixed on the youngest age group driving Go Karts with cages on top to protect from injury.
    — Devin Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of cages
Noun
  • Disney Channel Kids The tween audience of the early aughts had multiple networks catering to them, and Disney Channel’s musical ascent was just beginning.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 5 July 2026
  • Their assets, systems and networks are considered so essential that their disruption would have a debilitating impact on national security, public safety or the economy.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • Even in Caracas, where only five buildings collapsed, Rodríguez said at least 30 additional structures have already been classified as unsafe.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs?
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • Practical engineering focus Electric propulsion systems rely on high-voltage architectures that differ from traditional gasoline outboards.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • This is where many security architectures either mature or fail.
    — Abhik Biswas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of architectures
Noun
  • Molecular design matters Unlike conventional porous carbon materials that interact weakly with polysulfides, covalent organic frameworks can be engineered with precise pore structures and chemical functionalities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • The challenge is keeping these frameworks in sync with technology.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of frameworks
Noun
  • Meanwhile, two custom, high-performance, balanced armatures handle the high frequencies.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of armatures
Noun
  • Since February, archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry, pottery and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people or members of the society’s upper classes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 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.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of skeletons
Noun
  • Crypto sustainability will increasingly depend on whether security infrastructures are capable of adapting to the technological pressures already emerging, and accelerating on an ongoing basis.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Definition of infrastructures

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