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modus operandi

noun

Definition of modus operandi

as in method

formal a usual way of doing something the thief's modus operandi

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Recent Examples of modus operandi Police said the modus operandi was similar in both robberies — three men walked into a business with guns and demanded property. — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 But the modus operandi of modern-era FIFA is to go bigger and bolder than before. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The last three Republican presidents have left the country in the economic and war-ravaged mess that is the standard Republican modus operandi. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 KatzPascale’s entire modus operandi now is to liberate the process. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for modus operandi

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Furthermore, the team’s method of re-creating the Herculaneum scrolls could allow for more training of AI and potentially improve the algorithm’s success at reading ancient texts, the study authors wrote.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Their original claim was thus upheld; the error had only been in the implementation of the method, not the finding itself.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of method

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The cause and manner of death remain pending further studies and investigation, the spokesperson said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
On the one hand, Julian Fellowes’ juicy melodrama enlists one of the finest ensembles imaginable to bring outsized intensity to a drama of manners.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of manner

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Those themes may not dominate her lyrical approach, but their presence provides a headier energy that grounds the album and elevates it a few steps above merely a consistent Afropop LP.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
The comic tension embodies Cassavetes’ approach to the entire film, which involved some not-so-subtle manipulation of his actors behind the scenes.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).

— New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The technique is already widely used in laboratories, but conventional NMR systems are difficult to take into the field.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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