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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also programme
as in to scheme
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Recent Examples of program
Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, who worked for the program during Jeanty’s freshman season in 2022 and returned last year, knew the back was going to be good.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 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
There was a general sense of relief around the program after the Wildcats won their first-round game, which occurred just once over the last four tournaments under Calipari.
—Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, who worked for the program during Jeanty’s freshman season in 2022 and returned last year, knew the back was going to be good.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 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
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Birmingham 2 The committee giving South Carolina a bit more of a chip The Gamecocks played the toughest schedule in the country and had the most Quad 1 wins (16) — three more than the No. 1 seed UCLA (which played the sixth-toughest schedule).—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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That date was set after a cranky back initially delayed Schmidt’s spring schedule.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Implementing a proactive plan can help safeguard your career and stave off anxiety. Focus on these 7 actions.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Schumer has received backlash since helping to avert a government shutdown by aiding the Republicans in passing their stopgap spending plan over the objection of the majority of his fellow Democratic Senators and House Democrats.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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Biodynamics is also proactive and adopts a similar mindset of working with the land, however, it is based on a specific set of ideas, and a fairly rigid procedure that has not been updated in 100 years.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Arakawa had brought the kelpie mix named Zinna home from a veterinary hospital on Feb. 9 after a procedure, Mendoza said.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Firestone’s narrators are always scheming to leave, either arguing uselessly with administrators about the injustice of their incarceration or playing along, hoping that good behavior will get them out.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Washington, here, is the title character, a military general whose personnel choices have enraged Gyllenhaal’s scheming underling.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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The conflict in Ukraine is likely to be on the agenda.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In a separate case against Trump and DOGE’s workforce-slashing agenda, a federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ruled Musk likely violated the Constitution when orchestrating the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.—
Ashley Murray,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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Together, business leaders can develop an AI strategy that drives revenue, suppresses value leakage and accelerates growth with risk mitigation and compliance in any landscape.—
Monish Darda,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Combining magnesium with other healthy coping strategies can amplify its effectiveness.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to the poll, more voters than not now say current economic conditions are mostly the result of Trump's policies instead of Biden's.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Trade policy has been another major focus, with 16 orders primarily aimed at adjusting tariffs on imports.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Their house, in a set lushly designed by Todd Rosenthal, holds relics of his achievements.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Success means designing spaces where our clients' customers or patrons or guests feel good, restored, grounded.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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