housekeepings

noun

plural of housekeeping
as in methods

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  1. methods
  2. techniques
  3. procedures
  4. approaches
  5. strategies
  6. manners
  7. styles
  8. tacks
Noun
  • The risks Though Bukele’s methods and transformation of El Salvador has resonated with Haitians, the reality is that the Caribbean country has suffered through multiple foreign interventions in the past with mixed results.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Navy’s Office of Naval Research identifies secure control methods and resilient electrical distribution as important requirements for future naval power systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • Together, the techniques allowed researchers to monitor the development of protective layers and identify when important chemical and electrical properties stabilized.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His thriving business is built on centuries-old techniques, yet many of his clients discover him through Instagram, where videos of his work regularly attract millions of views.
    — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of techniques
Noun
  • Staff need procedures for accessing essential information, recording activity, receiving updates and reconciling records afterward.
    — Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Policymakers have also moved to address associated risks, with a dozen states now requiring companion chatbot operators to disclose to users that their tools are not human, and to institute crisis referral procedures.
    — Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of procedures
Noun
  • Together, these approaches transformed the fight against a disease that once caused widespread paralysis and outbreaks, particularly among children.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • From mass arrests in France to troop deployments in Italy, European leaders are taking varied approaches to protests and clashes across the continent.
    — Amanda Macias, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Eighty-six percent of family-office principals and senior executives are including crypto in their investment strategies.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The contest offers a glimpse into a purple region at a time when both parties are testing strategies for winning voter loyalty — not just in the midterms but looking ahead to 2028.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • These rules span what Americans would sort into law, ethics, manners and worship, as law professor and an authority on Islamic law Asifa Quraishi-Landes has explained.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Many teach-abroad programs where people can teach English as a foreign language in Thailand cite that smiling often with children and colleagues is key to showing respect, good manners and calmness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of manners
Noun
  • New styles often start small, at high-end retailers or niche brands, and the volume comes later.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Designers who continue to embrace punk and Goth styles include Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons, Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs and Gareth Pugh amongst others.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of styles
Noun
  • Key items include denim hoodies, baggy Bermuda shorts made with heavyweight rigid fabrics and oversized jeans with double-knee constructions, carpenter panels, heavy topstitching and bar tacks.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In that, the filmmaker got down to the brass binary tacks of the tech.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tacks
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