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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 lattice
On one side of the watch, the main timekeeping dial is executed in a deep blue lacquer and surrounded by a lattice of white gold lines intersecting blue lacquer plates and bridges; on the reverse, significant skeletonization allows the wearer to view the Calibre 179’s intricate clockwork beneath.
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
It’s usually done with lasers but that would damage the perovskite, so the team instead carved a lattice into the tougher materials that make up the top and bottom electrical contacts.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
There were no rips in the fabric of memory, in this view, because there were no memories to mend—no foundational oral tradition beneath the narratives, only a lattice of tropes.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The experiment required meticulous precision, as the vibrations of the metal’s atomic lattice can obscure shot noise measurements.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2025
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
It’s usually done with lasers but that would damage the perovskite, so the team instead carved a lattice into the tougher materials that make up the top and bottom electrical contacts.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
There were no rips in the fabric of memory, in this view, because there were no memories to mend—no foundational oral tradition beneath the narratives, only a lattice of tropes.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The experiment required meticulous precision, as the vibrations of the metal’s atomic lattice can obscure shot noise measurements.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lattice
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Damage from high winds and hail can affect vehicles, structures, and agricultural operations.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Officials said the blaze threatened structures in Ocean and Lacey Townships.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey’s game plan was to hold Murad Ramazanov against the cage and chip away with strikes in close.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Its network of electric vehicle chargers benefits thousands of drivers daily, especially since they can be used to charge non-Tesla EVs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Scientists in the San Francisco lab had been the only ones able to test for bird flu contamination in pet food in the agency's network, multiple FDA officials said.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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What inspired you to use Trevisani as a framework for your story?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has outlined a two-month framework to reach a deal with Iran, John Hannah, a senior fellow at JINSA, said during a briefing about Iran’s nuclear weapons program Thursday.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Despite her skillset and 6-foot-7 frame, the off the court concerns were too much to overlook for WNBA teams on draft night.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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On its frame, investigators found a GPS tracking device, the affidavit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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What’s more, the bedding is made of 400 thread count fabric that’s designed to feel soft and buttery to the touch.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2025
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This home became the touchstone for my personal selection and reference for my own life in terms of quality of furniture, objects, art, statuary, and fabric and of my deep association with everything chinoiserie.—
Ralph Rucci,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2025
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This hectic oddness undergirds the conspiracy theories and wild extrapolations that course through the film and provides the rickety intellectual architecture for Dr. J.’s mercenary speculations.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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For all that’s been written about design and architecture, relatively little ink has been spilled on the subject of storage units.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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This early version skeleton for Graham was inspired by the stabbings of two young girls in the U.K., one of them in his hometown of Liverpool.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Excavations at a cave on the island of Malta have uncovered stone tools, cooking site and animal skeletons from 8,500 years ago — 1,000 years before the first farmers arrived on the island, according to findings published in the journal Nature.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Lattice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lattice. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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