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Recent Examples of modus operandi
The other strategy is to use the perennial weed’s modus operandi against it.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Hand-picking, which was the modus operandi in Indiana until the 1980s and still is in parts of Florida and California, is extremely hard work.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Until around two weeks ago, Israel’s modus operandi was to assert military dominance as a political strategy, according to Michael Oren, who served as the country’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2009 to 2013.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 30 June 2025
Their modus operandi — expanding turf, profit and power via fear and bloodshed — will forever peg Latinos as prone to violence in the minds of too many Americans.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Hand-picking, which was the modus operandi in Indiana until the 1980s and still is in parts of Florida and California, is extremely hard work.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Until around two weeks ago, Israel’s modus operandi was to assert military dominance as a political strategy, according to Michael Oren, who served as the country’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2009 to 2013.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 30 June 2025
Their modus operandi — expanding turf, profit and power via fear and bloodshed — will forever peg Latinos as prone to violence in the minds of too many Americans.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modus operandi
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Viewers may cast up to 10 votes per voting method, with a maximum of 20 votes per couple each week.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The third method is similar to that last one, with the difference being that any changes stemming from reassessments are immediately recognised in the club’s profit or loss account.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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If all goes according to plan today, the Falcon 9's upper stage will deploy IMAP into an interplanetary transfer orbit about 84 minutes after launch.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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For House Republicans in swing districts, this could be a risky game — particularly those who have encouraged GOP leadership to move forward with a plan to address the expiring subsidies that won’t lead to skyrocketing healthcare costs for their constituents.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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For me, Mandarin carries the rituals and manners of growing up in Taiwan, while English feels tied to the independence of moving to London at 18 without my family.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The band’s fans gleefully push to the front of their gigs in order to get blasted with any manner of fake bodily fluids that erupt from the towering, cartoonish dummies.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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HydroSpread’s approach allows scientists to produce delicate, floating devices that would have been difficult or impossible to make using conventional methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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That was the American approach in 2018, even though the players chosen were notoriously wide off the tee, an unsuitable style for a famously narrow Paris course.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Its versatility only adds to the appeal as seltzer water can be enjoyed on its own, mixed into cocktails or even substituted in baking recipes to help lighten batters.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The result is every bit as delicious as the traditional recipe, but with the bonus of reducing both waste and cost.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The show is a campy, 1980s-style whodunit that begins with the funeral of a famous singer.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The viral TikTok video shows Lukman getting ready for work inside her pod, which is housed in a warehouse-style setting where each unit appears to contain only enough space for a mattress.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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And that was part of the strategy from the beginning.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Pritzker’s team has altered its press strategy in recent months, declining many remote television appearances in favor of interviews with friendly creators, at times to the frustration of local press.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The rule, rooted in National Dance Council of America standards, aims to preserve the integrity of competitive ballroom technique and ensure fairness across all age groups and abilities.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The defense had sought to have the key evidence excluded since it was involved the use of whole genome sequencing, a technique not previously admitted in a criminal trial in New York.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Modus operandi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modus%20operandi. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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