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 Unlike many industrial methods that rely on toxic chemicals or pricey catalysts, this bug is low-maintenance. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026 Over the past century, mathematicians have come up with dozens of different methods to calculate the Alexander polynomial of a knot. —

Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026 But despite the parity, parents’ motives and methods often vary. —

Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 The National Institutes of Health reports that holistic care methods such as meditation, acupuncture and yoga have grown significantly in recent years. —

Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Proven methods for teaching readers with dyslexia have been known for decades. —

Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2026 In Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania has a microplastics lab that's working on creating new detection methods and ways to clean up the potential toxins. —

Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Using methods including high-resolution 3D scanning, researchers found that many of the 92 fragments bear cut marks on their inner surfaces, indicating that the turtles were carefully butchered by Neanderthals — with limbs detached, internal organs removed and shells thoroughly cleaned. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is widely viewed as a leading figure in the looksmaxxing community, an online movement of young men pursuing methods to maximize their physical attractiveness. —

Ryan Brennan april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

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Many of La Liga’s remaining relegation six-pointers will hinge on these contrasting approaches.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
The research combined these approaches to create hierarchical protein-cellulose materials using phase separation—a process that allows components to self-organize into structured forms.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026