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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
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.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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
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
The research team underlined that their real-world tests are supported by a comprehensive theoretical and computational model, which can accurately predict the complex behavior, of twisting gyroid lattices under different strain rates.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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
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
The research team underlined that their real-world tests are supported by a comprehensive theoretical and computational model, which can accurately predict the complex behavior, of twisting gyroid lattices under different strain rates.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lattices
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In the meantime, Israel is taking measures on the ground to defend troops, such as adding nets and cages to military vehicles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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This law would take us backward, undoing the progress of the Big Cat Public Safety Act towards more dangerous interactions and more animals in cages.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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This approach emphasizes not just procurement, but also the development of doctrine, training frameworks, logistics networks, and sustained operational deployment in real-world conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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For regional hospital networks, community banks, and mid-sized manufacturers, retrofitting quantum security into a legacy network is not a straightforward IT upgrade.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That includes clearing dead or dying vegetation within 100 feet of all structures, landscaping with fire-resistant plans and non-flammable ground cover, and disposing of landscaping debris in other ways.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The organism not only became active again but was also able to reproduce asexually, suggesting that its cellular structures remained intact despite the passage of millennia.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Manual security architectures cannot keep up.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Advanced power electronics, direct-current architectures, and novel cooling methods (which can also reduce water demand) are a few recent advances ready for use, and data centers have historically embraced new efficiency technologies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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For all the frameworks—information markets, unit economics, the AI backbone question—Maliwal says the actual investment decision comes down to something simpler.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Globally, Brazil, Singapore, India and the UK are leading this transformation with innovations in real-time payment systems, digital banking tools and open banking frameworks.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, two custom, high-performance, balanced armatures handle the high frequencies.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The film rattles enough skeletons, both on screen and in the audience, to ensure that Cronin’s name will be remembered by genre heads with or without the titular reminder.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes, the urgency of providing healthy food eclipses the equally important need to build new infrastructures such that one day, food inequalities will no longer exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Especially designing technologies and infrastructures that can withstand extreme conditions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Lattices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lattices. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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