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 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 Through these methods, the hope is that societal outcomes for sleep efficacy can improve. —

Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 The organization lacks jurisdiction over quarter horses, such as Js on Fire, or other racing breeds, which are instead regulated by state commissions that operate under reciprocal enforcement agreements but do not uniformly adopt testing thresholds or methods. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026 The team claims that together, these methods enabled a symmetric, reversible robotic hand that can crawl, grasp multiple objects, and reattach while maintaining stability and control. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026 But a Wall Street Journal investigation called into question the company’s testing methods and the capabilities of its technology. —

Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026 Some other unconventional methods include steaming the fabric to soften the threads and then stretch, as well as wetting the garment and then pining it down at the correct size, like how crocheters stretch out granny squares. —

Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026 Traditional information security methods are strained by the opacity of models with hundreds of billions of parameters spread across a complex patchwork of cloud tenancies. —

Paul Eremenko, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026 These methods were expensive, laborious, and, over the long term, incredibly effective. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026

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Noun

As Uganda’s election approaches on Thursday, the atmosphere in Kampala carries that same thick, familiar weight of inevitability.

— Charles Onyango-Obbo, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Hurzeler visited England rugby’s training camp in November 2025, noting different approaches which included the head coach watching from the stands instead of on the touchline.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026