1
as in schedule
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)
the program will tell us the scheduled order of musical numbers
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2
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
we need to come up with a program to deal with kids skipping school
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variants
also programme
as in to scheme
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Recent Examples of program
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
And even though the Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most popular master's-level programs, 39% of MBAs have a negative ROI.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Caitlin L. Chandler, The Dial, 6 Mar. 2025
What if a school has programming to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Lamont proposed another accounting maneuver in February to create a $300 million endowment next fiscal year, outside of the spending cap, to enhance early childhood development programs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
And even though the Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most popular master's-level programs, 39% of MBAs have a negative ROI.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
There was no public session at the MSC with technology and defense companies about how humanitarian law could be programmed into these new weapons systems.
—Caitlin L. Chandler, The Dial, 6 Mar. 2025
What if a school has programming to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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The schedule will consist of 104 matches as the tournament has been expanded to 48 national teams from 32.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Blues also have the easiest schedule in the NHL the rest of the way, according to Tankathon.com.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Here are tips on how to stay safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Mercury plan to induct her into their ring of honor this summer — a fitting tribute to one of the game’s greatest players. Want more sports news?—
John Marshall,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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Agencies conducting mass layoffs for reorganization purposes must go through certain procedures, including providing employees with 60 days' notice.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Gene therapies often require complicated procedures to deliver them.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The majority alliance also schemed to have Sai Hughley play her immunity idol, therefore flushing it from the game.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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The veteran tight end is one of the more athletic around the NFL and teams had to scheme against him.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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The week’s biggest stories How Trump’s agenda is playing out in California President Trump’s on-again, off-again threat of U.S. tariffs on goods from Mexico could result in price increases — especially in California, one of the nation’s largest consumers of Mexican avocados, tequila and beer.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Groups backed by Musk have poured more than $5 million into the race, casting the election of Schimel as imperative to protecting Trump’s agenda.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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In many ways, the account-for-it-later strategy is a bet on the still booming NFL.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Such cross subsidies have long been a part of higher education's financial strategy, under which students in classes or fields that cost less to teach generally subsidize their counterparts in courses or disciplines that cost more.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Politics ‘Stupid’: Alan Simpson gores GOP on immigration, Obama on budget March 28, 2013 Simpson had a huge impact on immigration law and policy.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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But after the initial transition, some organizations insisted on returning to the old way of doing things, enforcing rigid in-office policies that employees had grown resistant to.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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To clarify, in the memorial video featured in the background of a shot, our editorial team created pictures intentionally designed to look like poor digital renderings circa 1980.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The spacecraft's propulsion system, based on liquid oxygen and methane, and designed in-house, worked beautifully.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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