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the means or procedure for doing something
her recipe for attaining financial security is to save money, invest wisely, and live well within her means
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Recent Examples of recipe
The Current’s recipe for success going forward needs to look like Saturday night’s performance.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The recipe of the viral tart comes straight from Lisbon and is infused with the love of family and tradition.
—Roseann Cattani, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026
Her recipes focus on whole-body wellness, including improving blood sugar, digestion, hydration, metabolism and fatty acid balance.
—Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
With pasta: When paired with pasta, olives add depth and flavor, as in our spaghetti with shrimp and olives recipe.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The recipe of the viral tart comes straight from Lisbon and is infused with the love of family and tradition.
—Roseann Cattani, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026
Her recipes focus on whole-body wellness, including improving blood sugar, digestion, hydration, metabolism and fatty acid balance.
—Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
With pasta: When paired with pasta, olives add depth and flavor, as in our spaghetti with shrimp and olives recipe.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipe
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As long as college remains a way for upwardly mobile kids to stand out from one another, and as long as employers believe that a better college degree is a sign of a better potential worker, the American university system should survive, even if teaching methods change.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
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Covering, as the method is called, means blocking the invasive plants from receiving sunlight and not being able to conduct photosynthesis.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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The experience exposed her to the work of American video artists Gary Hill and Bill Viola, who offered influential examples of new videomaking approaches.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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One idea, conversation, or realization can shift your approach in a lasting way.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Alexander Ugryumov, Senior Vice President for Research and Development at TVEL, stated that burning minor actinides in a commercial reactor is a long-term strategy rather than a single experiment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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In a note on Friday morning, Jordan Rochester, head of FICC strategy for EMEA at Mizuho Bank, agreed that more intervention is likely imminent.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Our team uses an in-house methodology to rank each home warranty provider.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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This highly economical approach enabled her to foreground editing techniques and video effects, as well as color and sound mixing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The company aims to make this infrasound technique mainstream in both commercial (for instance, a data center, where sprinklers would damage electronics) and in-home installations, given that sprinklers are already required in all new California homes built in 2011 and later.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Knowing how difficult things have been for Beran, Geneva coach Brad Wendell was happy to see something finally go his way.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 Someone meets you in a way that feels easy to trust today.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2026
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“Recipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipe. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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