modi operandi

noun

plural of modus operandi
as in methods
formal a usual way of doing something the thief's modus operandi

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modi operandi
  1. methods
  2. recipes
  3. plans
  4. manners
  5. approaches
  6. techniques
  7. strategies
  8. styles
Noun
  • These included methods for placing objects inside kernel memory caches, improving exploit reliability and obtaining privilege escalation through data-only attacks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In Singapore, Zechariah Chan, a partner at law firm Lee & Lee, said protecting trade secrets can be particularly difficult in the semiconductor industry, where proprietary knowledge often involves intangible manufacturing techniques and methods.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • From Christmas cocktails and tree-trimming ideas to gift wrapping, recipes, and musical moments, each segment adds warmth, fun, and fresh inspiration.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Read on below for Simmons' recipes for everything from focaccia to jam and a jarred baking mix, and bring them along to your next party.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of recipes
Noun
  • But plans can change, as Walter’s Formula One team just learned.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers have completed laboratory-scale testing of the recovery approaches, while plans for a pilot plant are underway.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • These rules span what Americans would sort into law, ethics, manners and worship, as law professor and an authority on Islamic law Asifa Quraishi-Landes has explained.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Many teach-abroad programs where people can teach English as a foreign language in Thailand cite that smiling often with children and colleagues is key to showing respect, good manners and calmness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of manners
Noun
  • Despite the slow weekend, analysts see the box office as likely to pick up dramatically as the 2026 holiday corridor approaches.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
  • These approaches balance density and confinement time differently.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • The menu has been designed to take diners along the Silk Road (Constantinople was one of the route's westerly endpoints), fuelled by Turkish ingredients and Chinese cooking techniques.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Its development also demonstrates how advanced manufacturing techniques can simplify rocket engine production.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of techniques
Noun
  • In junkspace, Koolhaas argues, formal strategies associated with modern art and design—abstraction, functionalism, fragmentation, radical juxtaposition—are hastily and unceremoniously redeployed in the ordinary language of commerce.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, 86% of business leaders say their boards have increased activity around monitoring risk, overseeing growth strategies and strengthening long-term resilience.
    — Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • In a society that tends to measure success in terms of products becoming bigger and better each year, Picasso’s series of distinct and sometimes startlingly different styles remains the model of appropriate artistic development.
    — Michael Brenson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
  • These two teams also play completely different styles of game.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of styles
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