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
Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
To participate in the program, residents can visit animalcare.saccounty.gov to schedule an appointment.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2017, a previous version of the car skimmed a cyclist in London, leading to some bad press, so this latest iteration has been programmed not to overtake cyclists, horse riders, or anything slow-moving on the road.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
With her win, Hu became the first individual champion in the Missouri program’s history.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
To participate in the program, residents can visit animalcare.saccounty.gov to schedule an appointment.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
In 2024, for example, the Vista Theater in Los Angeles programmed a monthlong menu of films in IB Technicolor culled from Quentin Tarantino’s personal collection.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2017, a previous version of the car skimmed a cyclist in London, leading to some bad press, so this latest iteration has been programmed not to overtake cyclists, horse riders, or anything slow-moving on the road.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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Below, find out when to stream Hacks online and the episode release schedule for season four.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The schedule thus far for the BET Experience concert series, co-produced by Live Nation Urban, breaks down as follows: Rounding out the week’s festivities is the free BETX FanFest taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center (June 7-8).—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump has upended the global trading system that has been in place for over 75 years with a plan for tariffs on products from across the world.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, the governor’s plan would require halting planned tax cuts, while Republicans in the Senate have emphasized cutting taxes for North Carolinians as a top priority.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This doctor wasn’t pitching me as a purveyor of the procedure, angling for press.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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By that same time next year, Munn had a nipple delay procedure, lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kiffin often schemed open the first read, and Dart operated almost entirely out of the shotgun.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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That is complicit with scheming orchestrated by politicized bureaucrats.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the Trump administration has repeatedly criticized foreign aid as wasteful and accused agencies like USAID of pursuing political agendas.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The House narrowly voted to approve the GOP budget blueprint Thursday by a vote of 216-214, delivering a major victory for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, Keena said that strategy may not be as effective this time around.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Outpacing services and community expectations while chasing tax dollars is not a long-term winning strategy.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some were fearful for friends and family; others mourned a new era in American immigration policy.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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In Santa Cruz, several hundred people gathered at the corner of Ocean and Water streets at a busy intersection near the county government center to protest Trump and his policies.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The move is designed to help fuel Dorothy St. Pictures’ ambitions to grow its talent pool in the U.K. and U.S. and expand its development of premium nonfiction series and docs, as well as its narrative film slate, to further genres and platforms.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Titanic was famously designed to stay afloat if up to four of its watertight compartments flooded.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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