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
  • The risks Though Bukele’s methods and transformation of El Salvador has resonated with Haitians, the reality is that the Caribbean country has suffered through multiple foreign interventions in the past with mixed results.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Navy’s Office of Naval Research identifies secure control methods and resilient electrical distribution as important requirements for future naval power systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • Chefs from both casinos are learning recipes and techniques directly from the Indigena team.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Vinegar, sake and other experimental recipes give experienced makers further directions to explore.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 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
  • Together, the techniques allowed researchers to monitor the development of protective layers and identify when important chemical and electrical properties stabilized.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His thriving business is built on centuries-old techniques, yet many of his clients discover him through Instagram, where videos of his work regularly attract millions of views.
    — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 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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