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as in manners
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
uses a colloquial mode of expression for his informal essays
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as in moods
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
when I'm in my cooking mode, I just have to go into the kitchen and make something
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as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
slim, tanned bodies are definitely the mode at this beach resort
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Recent Examples of modes
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Lightroom Classic uses modes, meaning its interface changes depending on the active function.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Hybrid policies, in contrast, create competing demands that challenge employees, forcing them to constantly switch between work and home modes.
—Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Initially this brought an overdue celebration of figures, like Fred Eversley, Jack Whitten, and Howardena Pindell, who had been working within high-modernist modes but had been discriminated against by white curators, dealers, and critics.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Mastering the Cycles of Leadership The structural answer to both failure modes is explicit decision rights.
—Adrienne Down Coulson, Fortune, 2 June 2026
The model revealed similar modes of locomotion across several species.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Subsequent scholars would beg to differ, sometimes at the expense of more evaluative or humanistic modes of reading.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Those are not the failure modes that will define the next chapter.
—Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
Users can quickly set up the cabin for working, entertaining, or sleeping thanks to one-touch scene modes.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Lightroom Classic uses modes, meaning its interface changes depending on the active function.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Hybrid policies, in contrast, create competing demands that challenge employees, forcing them to constantly switch between work and home modes.
—Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Initially this brought an overdue celebration of figures, like Fred Eversley, Jack Whitten, and Howardena Pindell, who had been working within high-modernist modes but had been discriminated against by white curators, dealers, and critics.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Mastering the Cycles of Leadership The structural answer to both failure modes is explicit decision rights.
—Adrienne Down Coulson, Fortune, 2 June 2026
The model revealed similar modes of locomotion across several species.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Subsequent scholars would beg to differ, sometimes at the expense of more evaluative or humanistic modes of reading.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Those are not the failure modes that will define the next chapter.
—Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modes
Noun
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Today’s outdoor culinary enthusiast has many finer options than my dad’s generation—methods and equipment to suit their theatricality, flavor preferences, competitive spirit, and moods of all manners.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Firm if slightly sweaty handshake notwithstanding, there’s a gentleness to Root; old-school manners, slender shoulders and a reedy Sheffield twang.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The Chandelier bar, with its three layers of bars encased in crystals, is still one of the most recognizable cocktail settings in town; Vesper and Ghost Donkey add very different but equally scene-y moods just steps away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Today’s outdoor culinary enthusiast has many finer options than my dad’s generation—methods and equipment to suit their theatricality, flavor preferences, competitive spirit, and moods of all manners.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The collaboration arrives amid broader industry discussions surrounding originality and ownership in beauty, where viral trends often move faster than proper attribution.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Like many early 2000s trends now making a comeback (think wedge sandals and low-rise pants), the halter top has shed much of the overt flashiness that once defined it.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
30 May 2026
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Their styles of play are their own, but this trio at the tip of the spear for the next generation of men’s tennis that is suddenly coming for the sport is also a collective of Sinnercaraz descendants.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Keep scrolling to see other styles.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The judging panels awarded Silver, Gold, and, for the standouts, Master medals to spirits that meet a very high benchmark for balance, purity, and category character.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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This new rye whiskey started its life in Illinois, specifically at Chicago craft distillery Koval, which makes some very… interesting spirits (the Koopers trained there as distillers).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Gross grew up in a typical middle-class Jewish household in Long Island, but her father often flew into violent rages which her mother enabled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is all in the first three paragraphs, and the breakdowns—a capacious category that, for Lemann, seems to encompass everything from rages to amiable fugues—do not let up.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Rich, warm, toffee tones carry throughout the lobby and lounges; the space offers grand views over the Chao Praya and the Thai river homes across the water.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The process includes multiple tones to activate pagers and sirens, as well as a return tone.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Urie plays Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist, whose enthusiasms are genuine though his financial resources are suspect.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Modes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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