programming

verb

variants or programing
Definition of programmingnext
present participle of program
as in planning

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  1. calculating
  2. scheming
  3. contracting
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  • Mapping assets and services as well as creating threat models are key to understanding interconnections and calculating supply chain implications.
    Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Also, calculating the correct payment amount can be difficult when income fluctuates during the year and from year to year.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of calculating
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  • And he's already noticed behind-the-scenes scheming from Bergmann and original Survivor winner Richard Hatch.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Starkey's breakout role was as the angry, scheming older brother to Madelyn Cline in Netflix's Outer Banks, so joining the A24 film as the object of Craig's desire and obsession was certainly a big change.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of scheming
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  • Those most at risk of contracting a foodborne illness are pregnant women, infants and young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, younger parents may not have witnessed the devastation that vaccine-preventable infections once caused before the widespread use of vaccines, such as the brain swelling caused by measles or babies developing seizures after contracting whooping cough.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of contracting
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programmed

programming

programs

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