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
Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Code Avengers is a fine choice for learning how to program, but our Editors' Choice winners, Codecademy and Treehouse, provide superior video instruction and engaging community forums.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
The Legislature in 2018 passed a law directing AHCA to adopt licensure standards for organ-transplant programs that were separate from the certificate of need process, according to the petition filed this month by UF Health Shands and Jackson.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The agreement comes with mitigation measures for eastern teams but allows Fox to program for West Coast prime time.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Code Avengers is a fine choice for learning how to program, but our Editors' Choice winners, Codecademy and Treehouse, provide superior video instruction and engaging community forums.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The biggest change to the culinary program will be at French restaurant Girandole by Alain Ducasse.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
The Legislature in 2018 passed a law directing AHCA to adopt licensure standards for organ-transplant programs that were separate from the certificate of need process, according to the petition filed this month by UF Health Shands and Jackson.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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Due to the schedule reset, Arkansas will host Missouri and play at Texas in consecutive seasons this year and next.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps a boss adds on more tasks that clash with your travel schedule, or a community endeavor starts to feel one-sided.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His plan is to pose as a Fish & Wildlife agent, there to question Catalina’s husband about poaching … and then what?—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Here's how Nike's quarterly performance fits into CEO Elliott Hill's broader turnaround plan.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hospital employees hid for several hours waiting for SWAT teams to escort them out, while procedures and treatments were postponed.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The procedure is expected to sideline Stewart into the first half of the 2026 season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Game prediction Kansas City’s defense is clicking, and Steve Spanguolo is known for scheming against dynamic offenses.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Sharp had filed the suit in December 2022, saying Diederich schemed to put him on a career-killing blacklist after taking over Sharp’s father’s role as head of 20th TV’s head of production earlier that year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Investors fear Milei will fail to secure enough congressional seats in October’s legislative election to deliver on his anti-austerity agenda, which has sparked economic growth and led to the first budget surplus in decades, though spending cuts have angered many.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Part of Manfred’s agenda in the coming years involves convincing the owners to band together and offer consumers a 30-team package of local television rights.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its strategy was similar to the fight against Mexican cartels and Colombian narcoguerillas.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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This involves setting clear policies on data privacy and security, ethical use, and oversight to determine the specific points where human review is mandatory, Diasio said.—
Bob Violino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Switching to pricier papers specifically designed for inkjets can boost an ink tank printer's text quality and line graphics to at least match a laser, but the different paper types have a noticeably different feel than standard plain paper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The immersive versions are being designed to transport audiences into gothic horror, post-apocalyptic survival and futuristic rebellion settings.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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