as in approach
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 method
In 1957, as the anti-Communist furor was winding down, the Supreme Court issued a series of decisions limiting some of the most sweeping methods deployed against political dissenters, including parts of the Smith Act.
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Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Have information on hand about the effects of different strains and consumption methods.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
While this basic potting method works for most orchids, some require special care, such as dividing or mounting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
However, other symptoms are different, as are diagnosis and treatment methods.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
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Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Have information on hand about the effects of different strains and consumption methods.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
While this basic potting method works for most orchids, some require special care, such as dividing or mounting.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
However, other symptoms are different, as are diagnosis and treatment methods.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for method
Noun
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The director also discussed his approach to specific technical elements, including a haunting, silent earthquake scene that was designed not to trigger audiences who had experienced actual seismic events.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2025
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This outward approach is also now the defining feature of seven other Benetti craft—ranging from 131 to 236 feet—including its new B.Now series.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vettori also did a good job mixing up his techniques and targets, landing 38 leg strikes, eight body strikes, and 60 head strikes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Additional troopers responded and attempted to use a box-in technique to prevent her from leaving the scene.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In many ways, the account-for-it-later strategy is a bet on the still booming NFL.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Such cross subsidies have long been a part of higher education's financial strategy, under which students in classes or fields that cost less to teach generally subsidize their counterparts in courses or disciplines that cost more.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Jethro Tull is Back Everywhere Jethro Tull’s twenty-fourth proper studio album is also new to the Official Albums chart, the 100-space roster that details the most popular collections based on a methodology that includes streams and sales.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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For more on what's involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
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The sources described the relationship as not yet serious, but on its way to becoming so.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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As Betty gets into a cab, the couple, too, enter a car to presumably make their way to the city.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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One of the biggest mysteries in the cryptoasset sector is, despite the rapid and comprehensive pivot of U.S. policymakers to one of a pro-crypto outlook, why cryptoasset prices have yet to respond decisively and in a sustained manner.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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His manner with the girl is more bemused, placating.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Method.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/method. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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