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 Unlike classical supercomputers, which excel at simulations and data-heavy tasks, quantum computers operate on fundamentally different principles, enabling new approaches to solving problems that are considered impractical using traditional computing methods. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026 There’s a substantial potential market for other methods. —

Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026 But those squishier methods might be better suited for an era when the power dynamic isn’t tilted so heavily in bosses’ favor. —

Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 That said, many current methods of measuring radiation exposure rely on complex lab analysis or expensive equipment. —

New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026 Its proprietary planner, then, aims to replace the traditionally tedious, labor-intensive methods for aggregating seasonal assortments across brands. —

Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026 Hormonal methods work by keeping the uterine lining thin, meaning there’s less (or nothing) to shed each month. —

Ciara Lucas, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026 State programs aimed at helping communities pay for protections against predators such as installing improved fencing or training in nonlethal methods of controlling them have only been funded sporadically. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Federal agents are currently roaming cities under the ruse of going after murderers and rapists but are instead pulling anyone who doesn't fit their idea of what an American looks like out of cars, homes and schools using thuggish methods. —

Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026

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Psychologists doing research can use these AI personas to perform scientific experiments about the efficacy of mental health methodologies and approaches.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Instead, our hope is to provide a computational architecture for allocating resources and improving responses that also serves as a first step toward more sophisticated approaches for full artificial metacognition.

— Ricky J. Sethi, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026