as in methods
formal
a usual way of doing something
the thief's modus operandi
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Noun
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Choose from any of the preferred payment methods.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025 -
However, cash-averse adults may adapt methods like cash stuffing for the digital age, Bryan-Podvin says.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Past editions of the Cookie Book featured recipes from grandmas, professional bakers, and EMTs and other first responders.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cocchi Vermouth di Torino 3 dashes Angostura Bitters For this cocktail and the additional recipes below, add ingredients to mixing glass, stir on ice for 15 seconds (small ice) to 30 seconds (bigger ice).—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though Swain has big plans, there has yet to be mass adoption by the traditional stalwarts of PE—the big pension funds, insurers, and endowments.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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No North American or other market plans have been announced as yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Harron and Turner emphasize the comedy of '80s yuppie manners inside Ellis' orgy of bloodlust, highlighting its savage satire of toxic masculinity and consumer excess.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Two top event planners share the modern dinner party manners every guest—and host—should know.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Reflecting different creative approaches and scopes of production.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The reports come amid economic uncertainty for many families as the government shutdown continues and a looming deadline approaches to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food stamps to more than 40 million Americans.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Given the ubiquity of stories and humanity’s vulnerability to them, citizens today would be wise to practice the skills of literary analysis, the very techniques routinely derided and devalued in a world committed to technology and tribalism.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Once optimized, the finger was 3D-printed as a single component using additive manufacturing techniques such as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sleep doctors recommend several strategies parents can use to help teens.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Passive House strategies were implemented throughout, and there’s rooftop solar with battery storage, high-efficiency heat pumps, and electric car chargers, among other features.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Prices start at $50, and some of these styles won’t last long.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Twin with Stone and add a brown suede jacket to your fall capsule wardrobe with similar styles on Amazon, starting at $35.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Modi operandi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modi%20operandi. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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