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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Relevance
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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variants
also programme
as in to scheme
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Recent Examples of program
Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Tammy Patrick, a former Arizona election official who is chief programs officer at the National Association of Elections Officials' Election Center, said that's not the case.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
This alone is impressive because ordinarily a human would have to program the robot exactly.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The residency program kept his offer open.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Tammy Patrick, a former Arizona election official who is chief programs officer at the National Association of Elections Officials' Election Center, said that's not the case.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Genes might program the initial differences in cells’ tension, but then physics quickly takes over.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
This alone is impressive because ordinarily a human would have to program the robot exactly.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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The third and final round of Social Security payments for March is hitting this week, right on schedule.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lifeguard position in Aurora pays $17 per hour and requires a flexible schedule.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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China's space agency has plans to land on the moon by 2030 near the south pole, where there are believed to be deposits of ice from comets.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Fink reaffirmed the firm’s plans to raise another $400 billion by 2030.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The judge ruled Kennedy likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee and slimming down the childhood vaccine schedule without the committee's input.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Zennia Thomas is resilient, going from a heart procedure to the MEAC’s player of the year.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the show instantly makes a rod for its own back by waiting until Episode 3 to turn its hero into the Count and get all the treasure-hunting, high society-infiltrating, and Machiavellian scheming underway.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Co-creator and director Mike Clattenburg (Trailer Park Boys) highlights the joy and humor in watching a streetwise Jesus constantly scheming, all in the name of having a good time with his friends.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He is perceived inside government as a key avatar of the White House’s nuclear agenda.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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By late March, in the waning days of the legislative session, Assertive Community Treatment appeared on the committee’s agenda.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That 8-2 aggregate defeat by Paris Saint-Germain should be a wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee moment for those owners and executives who have spent the past few years congratulating themselves on a recruitment strategy that increasingly has the look of a social experiment.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Produced for under $10 million, the film is leaning into a grassroots release strategy built around schools, educators and families, including a Barnes & Noble partnership that put tickets in the hands of book buyers.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The litigation is now complicating the rollout of a Bureau of Prisons policy revision, issued in February, that would end all complimentary in-prison access to hormonal drugs and cosmetic surgeries for gender-affirmation purposes.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most companies — including State Farm, Progressive and Geico — will pay for pothole damage so long as your policy has collision coverage.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There is bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill designed to boost housing supply.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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The video shows the small, wheeled robot designed to bring takeout to your door brought a mess instead.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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