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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 fewer variables, the more likely those recipes will work in your home.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Rather than running the cars on the track with different tires, transmissions, and weather conditions to find the recipe for optimal performance, teams are creating digital twins of entire systems and modeling them with simulations.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In this recipe, the bread is sliced vertically instead of horizontally, guaranteeing that each slice of bread has garlic butter.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Always follow preparation instructions to ensure the best recipe outcomes.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Rather than running the cars on the track with different tires, transmissions, and weather conditions to find the recipe for optimal performance, teams are creating digital twins of entire systems and modeling them with simulations.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In this recipe, the bread is sliced vertically instead of horizontally, guaranteeing that each slice of bread has garlic butter.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Always follow preparation instructions to ensure the best recipe outcomes.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipe
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Their uses include promising methods for cleaning up toxic pollution.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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The star also argued that criticism of method acting in recent years has at times been portrayed like a cult, saying such comments often come from people who don’t really understand it.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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The approach allowed the ship to host the missile battery without any structural modification.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the sequence was indicative of the Broncos’ general offensive approach under Payton after the first quarter in London.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Supporting the Army’s next phase The M-SHORAD Increment 4 effort is a major part of the Army’s broader modernization strategy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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The county added jobs beginning in July 2023 and new strategies to improve efficiency, according to the statement.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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But this point isn't fully reflected in the report, UW system spokesperson Mark Pitsch said, potentially because the report relies on methodologies and data that disadvantage low-tuition institutions in states that provide limited aid.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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So to work with Rick and find somebody of my generation that had all the same gifts that Peter had, as far as team building, workshopping and methodology of his own cinema education, was amazing.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The name refers to the practice of growing three crops—beans, squash or pumpkin, and maize—together in a single section of land, a technique also known as intercropping or interplanting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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Zhou says the film blends 2D and 3D animation techniques in a way she’s trademarked as a distinct narrative approach.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The disappointment of losing to Watertown yet again, this time a 2-1 decision in early September that could’ve gone the other way.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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In one of the more truly unimaginable comebacks in recent franchise history, the Broncos clawed all the way back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to down the Giants 30-26 at Empower Field on Sunday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Recipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipe. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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