Thesaurus results for METHODS

methods

noun

plural of method

as in approaches

the means or procedure for doing something the city council is stuck in the last century and needs to adopt more modern methods for doing things

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Recent Examples of methods All of it is encrypted, and some of it could be stored by actors anticipating that current encryption methods may become less effective over time. —

Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Little in the past acknowledged his preference for lethal injection between the two methods, sharing concerns over the impacts on corrections officials from participating in a firing squad execution. —

Kevin Fixler april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026 But the two music companies’ methods of payment had a significant difference. —

Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 New use for a common tool There are existing methods for collecting information on coffee’s chemical composition, most notably liquid or gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. —

ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026 The prominence of Hasan Piker, an apologist for terrorism and a proponent of authoritarian regimes, has revealed a much broader comfort on the left with illiberal ideas and violent methods. —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 First, thorough screening efforts should be used to evaluate emotional regulation and affective resilience as rigorously as memory or movement, echoing the rigorousness of screening methods in, for instance, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. —

Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026 The discovery came as python populations continue damaging native wildlife across South Florida, making new detection methods critical. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026 The National Institutes of Health reports that holistic care methods such as meditation, acupuncture and yoga have grown significantly in recent years. —

Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

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That’s what the RPA is banking on, that in the future someone will have to build on Block 780 should the approaches in Penn not be changed, as it currently is aimed at 780.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
It is considered one of the more scalable approaches, but common solvents can create environmental and cost challenges.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026