as in method
the means or procedure for doing something
showed me a different knitting technique
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Recent Examples of technique
The show is set in early 1900s Toronto, where Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) uses innovative forensic techniques to solve the city’s most perplexing murders.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 May 2025
The film also looks at the impact of the past on the present through a time-jumping technique.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Modern tailoring techniques span from crafty embellishments à la Diotima to high-shine and bold color from Wales Bonner; the details are as diverse as the diaspora.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
This is why training often involves regularization and normalization techniques, methods rooted in statistical theory to prevent overfitting based on rare examples.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 May 2025
The film also looks at the impact of the past on the present through a time-jumping technique.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Modern tailoring techniques span from crafty embellishments à la Diotima to high-shine and bold color from Wales Bonner; the details are as diverse as the diaspora.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
This is why training often involves regularization and normalization techniques, methods rooted in statistical theory to prevent overfitting based on rare examples.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technique
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Hippler is allowing the account’s click activity pertaining to knives and knife accessories, the payment method used, and details of items in the cart, including all items added to the cart and removed from the cart or wish listed in the shopping bag.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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With exquisite attention to detail, FAMILY PORTRAIT expertly uses stop-motion’s surreal nature to reveal the discord that arises from the collision of each family member’s coping methods.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Shifting financial burdens to states is a general theme of the document, an approach that will ultimately hit the poorest states hardest, even though these had very high percentages of Trump voters.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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While a streamlined approach to the extraction shooter genre from the studio behind Halo and Destiny sounds like a recipe for casual and hardcore gamer gold, the execution leaves all the hype behind.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 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,
3 May 2025
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In a memo, the agency called for strategies to improve access to the medications in countries that are low- and middle-income, Reuters summarized.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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But the study's methodology, statistical rigor, risk of bias, and lack of data transparency continue to draw criticism.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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This methodology could significantly lower computing costs further during pre-training and facilitate enhanced inference performance.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Though olive oil coffee can be a healthy way to enjoy your daily coffee, consuming it in moderation is key.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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The practice is a way of acknowledging those who reach out to wish them well for the occasion.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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“Technique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technique. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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