1
as in schedule
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)
the program will tell us the scheduled order of musical numbers
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2
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
we need to come up with a program to deal with kids skipping school
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variants
also programme
as in to scheme
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Recent Examples of program
Anniek Bao,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Under that law, Congress restricted presidents’ ability to refuse to spend money that lawmakers had appropriated for programs that the president did not like.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The minor enhancements are already programmed and are expected to be completed by 2026, according to Henrisken.
—Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There, Xu focused his PhD studies on robot autonomous navigation and machine learning — similar to Liang’s focus of postdoctoral research — and was a key member of the visual navigation research project for China’s lunar exploration program.
—Anniek Bao,dylan Butts, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Under that law, Congress restricted presidents’ ability to refuse to spend money that lawmakers had appropriated for programs that the president did not like.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
First Look’s avant-garde films were programmed by Edo Choi and David Schwartz, MoMI curator at large.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The minor enhancements are already programmed and are expected to be completed by 2026, according to Henrisken.
—Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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At the very bottom of the screen are schedule and settings buttons.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
21 Feb. 2025
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Businesses can offer remote work or staggered schedules during extreme climate events such as hurricanes, floods, and heatwaves.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, the German plan went awry, per the memorial website.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The plan Friday was for Zelensky to sign a new version of the deal as part of a plan to end the war.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Traveling to Turkey for Hair Transplants Overall, Turkey offers patients many fantastic options for hair transplant procedures.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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If this interpretation holds, employers may need to overhaul their hiring processes, splitting screening procedures into multiple phases to avoid premature criminal history inquiries.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The company schemed to pay over $1 billion in bribes to Malaysian and Emirati government officials to gain lucrative contracts.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Why weren’t Chrishell and Gabby scheming with Carolyn and Bob H. (R.I.P.)??—
Ana Osorno,
Them,
30 Jan. 2025
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The owners and Manfred are building their bargaining agenda in public view, while the players’ upcoming mission is less explicit.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration had argued that a ruling blocking DOGE from accessing the information would impede the Republican president's ability to fulfill his agenda by limiting what information his advisors could access.—
Nate Raymond,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Incentive use may also be weakening as a sales strategy as elevated interest rates reduce the pool of eligible home buyers.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Beavers, who also are monogamous and mate for life, have a different strategy.—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With inflation on their minds, investors will be eager to get a glimpse of the Fed's thinking when minutes from the last monetary policy meeting are released on Wednesday.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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There’s a long list of services provided by Nordstrom including tailoring, a liberal return policy, shoe repairs, fast shipping, buy online, pick up in store, and curbside pickup of online orders.—
David Moin,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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That tool was designed to help people track their coronavirus relief payments and allow taxpayers to provide direct deposit information to receive the Economic Impact Payments more quickly.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The flattering, form-fitting jacket is designed with functional, sweat-wicking fabric that’s equal parts stretchy and breathable.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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