structure
noun
mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents.
structures
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pluralof structure.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof structure (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
structurenounmode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents.
Example Sentences
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They sit at the top of corporate power structures, influencing and advising management teams and hiring and firing CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Walking around Skid Row this summer, McKinney spoke with several people who approached from tents and other jerry-rigged structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Glaeser has played an important role in developing cryo-EM, which offers a potentially simpler way to determine molecular structures than traditional X-ray crystallography.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Zuckerberg’s influence over Meta is partly tied to how the company structures its stock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
It is unsophisticated, employs no big forms and no big architectural structures, and it uses small sequence forms, ostinato and rondo.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
