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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Relevance
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
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Yet of the city’s five boroughs, only three regularly program independent films, mostly below 14th street in Manhattan, the announcement noted.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
In the program, Puff will have to take prescribed medicine unless otherwise advised by a health care provider.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The firm, however, is able to program the park and issue for-charge permits for private events.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Yet of the city’s five boroughs, only three regularly program independent films, mostly below 14th street in Manhattan, the announcement noted.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Our legislature has also let us down by sending billions of dollars to private schools through the EdChoice Expansion voucher program.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
In the program, Puff will have to take prescribed medicine unless otherwise advised by a health care provider.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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The 49ers play the eighth-easiest remaining schedule, while the rest of the division faces far more difficult slates.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana's top election official, Secretary of State Nancy Landry, has asked the Supreme Court to rule in this case by early January 2026 to avoid disrupting the state's current schedule.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Alphabet-subsidiary is now operating commercially in five American cities, with plans to launch in several more.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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That plan was to eventually lead to a marquee match between two former Shield brothers.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Patient 3’s immune system, however, didn’t produce as many antibodies after the procedure, suggesting that the therapy may not have efficiently reached its target, Whitton says.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her interest in aesthetics led Sturm to learn other facial procedures, including how to inject Botox and fillers.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Return From the Ashes (1965), Eggar schemed to murder her stepmother (Ingrid Thulin), a concentration camp survivor.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dissecting film and scheming up plays went from duty to obsession.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Peep the agenda here and watch the livestream here.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The president's deportation and immigration enforcement agenda, including the deployment of ICE agents into some major cities, has prompted backlash in some corners of the Latino community.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fast-forward to the end of the first half, and the Lions’ decision (and what would have been Kansas City’s usual strategy) paid off for the home team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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For buyers, extra money dries up GM’s strategy of crafting electrified options for its most popular models like the Chevrolet Blazer, Equinox and Silverado directly addressed what consumers wanted from the automaker’s emerging offerings, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds' consumer insights analyst.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, Madrid’s governance model is integral to the club’s self-image, although few doubt that Perez has been the most influential in setting policy during his two spells as president (2000-2006 and since 2009).—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Powell suggests the Fed might stop tightening policy.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The film will expand on the hit series created by Thomas Astruc and designed by Nathanaël Bronn, which has been airing on TF1 in France since 2015, as well as over 120 additional territories worldwide.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The new research focused on an NOA mouse model specifically designed to mimic human genetic deficiencies causing meiotic arrest — a stage where sperm production stalls.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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