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
Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Graves and Texas will play fellow top seed UCLA in the Final Four, looking to win the program’s first NCAA title since 1986 when the Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Debaleena Chattopadhyay, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Their job is to program the movable parts on an airplane’s tail and wings—the rudder, elevators, and nearly two dozen ailerons, flaperons, and spoilers—to smooth out its flight automatically when turbulence hits.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
King lets the nearby Fern Hollow Nature Center use his property and lake, letting little kids learn to fish during summer programs and field trips.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Graves and Texas will play fellow top seed UCLA in the Final Four, looking to win the program’s first NCAA title since 1986 when the Longhorns were members of the Southwest Conference.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
While this isn’t entirely new – people have long helped grandparents program VCRs and connect parents’ desktop computers to the internet – the stakes have changed.
—Debaleena Chattopadhyay, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Their job is to program the movable parts on an airplane’s tail and wings—the rudder, elevators, and nearly two dozen ailerons, flaperons, and spoilers—to smooth out its flight automatically when turbulence hits.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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Choose a single topic or hobby to explore, then map a simple schedule for research or practice.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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Christie acknowledged that the Kings were in a difficult position given their recent schedule injury situation.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the second day, a cable from headquarters informed Chalker that the plan had changed.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Grant Willliams sat out the tail end of the Hornets’ back-to-back, which was the team’s third game in four nights, keeping in tune with the plan for him following his return from tears in his right ACL and meniscus.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the time the surgeon finished the procedure and lifted the surgical draping, Writer’s skin was blue from lack of oxygen.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The facility’s employees didn’t know the correct dishwashing procedure, holding temperature requirements and wiping towels handling procedure.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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San Francisco jurors stopped short of finding the Texas billionaire intentionally schemed to defraud investors.—
Staff,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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But the show instantly makes a rod for its own back by waiting until Episode 3 to turn its hero into the Count and get all the treasure-hunting, high society-infiltrating, and Machiavellian scheming underway.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The president has already made historic progress, not only in America, but around the world, and this is just the beginning as his agenda continues taking effect.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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As the leadership team of Central Connecticut State University pushes their agenda to transform CCSU from a regional comprehensive public university into a Research 2 (R2) polytechnic university, there are a number of irreconcilable concerns for community stakeholders to consider.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tax season, savings strategies, and investment planning are all pulling at your attention, and your analytical mind is more than capable of working through the complexity.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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But the strategy has perils and pitfalls.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Republicans have slim majorities in both chambers of Congress and losing the House or Senate would affect the GOP's ability to pass key legislation and advance its policies.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Elevated oil prices are fueling both inflation concerns and recessionary fears, thereby clouding the outlook for monetary policy trajectories.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The firm also designed the downtown Miami Four Seasons hotel and tower and PortMiami cruise terminal.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The new $11 million installation features between 48,000 and 50,000 individual LED lights — double the number in the original 2013 display — designed for 360-degree visibility and built to better withstand the bay’s salty, windy weather, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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