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Recent Examples of exoskeleton
Yes, tourists are tackling the 5,000-foot-tall Mount Tai in Shandong Province using high-tech exoskeletons to make hiking a breeze.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Arthropods—whether crabs or cockroaches—developed their own version: joints in their exoskeletons that allow these creatures to bend and scuttle.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
In a paper published in Nature Communications in late December 2023, researchers report that Matabele ants can distinguish between peers with infected and uninfected wounds, potentially due to a difference in the hydrocarbon profile of their exoskeletons.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Researchers developed a cheap and effective sponge-like filter to remove microplastics from water using cellulose fibers from cotton and chitin from squid exoskeletons.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Arthropods—whether crabs or cockroaches—developed their own version: joints in their exoskeletons that allow these creatures to bend and scuttle.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2025
In a paper published in Nature Communications in late December 2023, researchers report that Matabele ants can distinguish between peers with infected and uninfected wounds, potentially due to a difference in the hydrocarbon profile of their exoskeletons.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Researchers developed a cheap and effective sponge-like filter to remove microplastics from water using cellulose fibers from cotton and chitin from squid exoskeletons.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exoskeleton
Noun
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Even with all that extra armor, every turtle tank sortie across no-man’s-land is risky.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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He is held captive by the terrorist group Ten Rings and eventually escapes in a suit of powered armor, kept alive by an electromagnet in his chest.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stick with the shell not just for a more affordable option but because the outer carapace contains lots of flavors and can be used to create a fish broth.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2024
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The lobster carapaces infuse a briny, umami-rich flavor into the stock.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
4 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Lee was among the first generation of entrepreneurs in Hong Kong who started making a fortune from property development between the 60s and 70s, when the city was facing a shortage of affordable housing.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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For students whose family income is $100,000 and below, all of their school expenses will be taken care of including tuition, food, housing, health insurance, and travel costs.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.—
Mike Baker,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Carrion said, referencing the protective plastic sheaths that trading cards are put into.—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The sight of the team’s F50 capsized on Sydney Harbour, the crew in the hull, waiting to be rescued, summed up a miserable low point in their SailGP season.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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China is expanding its global military reach and presence and has the largest navy in the world by hull count, with over 370 vessels.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Conical shells stretch monstrous in our own alien waters.—
Julie Swarstad Johnson,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Many of the buildings show the scars of the years of conflict — windows blown out and boarded up, chunks of rubble strewn around from shells hitting concrete.—
Clarissa Ward,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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But with a significant price drop, all of the pros like the handsome metal casing, decent battery life, and easy-to-see, sharp matte display take on more value.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PCMAG,
6 Mar. 2025
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The spiders race towards each other, meeting in the middle of the stick, and engage in combat until one spider emerges victorious—either by knocking the spider off of the stick, injuring the spider or wrapping it in a cocoon of spider silk.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Ideal for spritzing onto pillows and sheets, the best linen sprays can lull you to sleep on a lavender-scented cloud or invite you to linger in bed a little longer in a cocoon of cozy musks.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Exoskeleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exoskeleton. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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