scaffolds

plural of scaffold
as in platforms
a raised flat surface Standing on a scaffold, the workers replaced the broken twelfth-story window.

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Recent Examples of scaffolds Students who are multilingual learners and/or have special needs wanting access to the same curriculum and expectations with appropriate scaffolds and supports should find that in AF schools. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • Fifty-three percent (53%) of Republican government managers and 48% of Democrats believe the federal government should be allowed to censor speech that is posted on social media platforms.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Application platforms like Salesforce are typically used for internal applications.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • This time around, however, Perez has only four podiums to his name, the last of which came in China on April 21.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Foster led the series in wins (8), poles (7), podiums (12), laps led (362/640) and completed every lap of competition to beat Abel Motorsports’ Jacob Abel to the title by 122 points.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The 670-foot-long building encompasses nearly 97,000 square feet of sweeping balconies and tasteful interior spaces.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The pastel facades and wrought-iron balconies felt more like a film set than real life.
    Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024

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“Scaffolds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaffolds. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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