1
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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2
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
Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But most of those low-blue-light modes still let a considerable amount of blue light through, potentially keeping you up at night.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The Boring Company's Vegas Loop is missing one feature that would set it apart from typical modes of transportation.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Today’s collectors treat vehicles more like art objects than modes of transportation, Gibson said, and often display them in galleries of honor rather than stashing them in the garage.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adaptive dampers control the Prelude's ride, and there are four different drive modes.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
The research guides battery operators by analyzing two primary operating modes in cold conditions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The wet-dry vacuum has two cleaning modes.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Both tendencies remain open as to mode―tragic, comic, romantic, ironic, or two or more modes in combination.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
As was the case with Dark Forces, this remaster has stunning new cutscenes and visuals that are rich in color, as well as online multiplayer modes like deathmatch and capture the flag.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But most of those low-blue-light modes still let a considerable amount of blue light through, potentially keeping you up at night.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The Boring Company's Vegas Loop is missing one feature that would set it apart from typical modes of transportation.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Today’s collectors treat vehicles more like art objects than modes of transportation, Gibson said, and often display them in galleries of honor rather than stashing them in the garage.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adaptive dampers control the Prelude's ride, and there are four different drive modes.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
The research guides battery operators by analyzing two primary operating modes in cold conditions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The wet-dry vacuum has two cleaning modes.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Both tendencies remain open as to mode―tragic, comic, romantic, ironic, or two or more modes in combination.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Modes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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