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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also programme
as in to scheme
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Recent Examples of program
Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Code Avengers is a fine choice for learning how to program, but our Editors' Choice winners, Codecademy and Treehouse, provide superior video instruction and engaging community forums.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
The Legislature in 2018 passed a law directing AHCA to adopt licensure standards for organ-transplant programs that were separate from the certificate of need process, according to the petition filed this month by UF Health Shands and Jackson.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The agreement comes with mitigation measures for eastern teams but allows Fox to program for West Coast prime time.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Code Avengers is a fine choice for learning how to program, but our Editors' Choice winners, Codecademy and Treehouse, provide superior video instruction and engaging community forums.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The biggest change to the culinary program will be at French restaurant Girandole by Alain Ducasse.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
The Legislature in 2018 passed a law directing AHCA to adopt licensure standards for organ-transplant programs that were separate from the certificate of need process, according to the petition filed this month by UF Health Shands and Jackson.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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Due to the schedule reset, Arkansas will host Missouri and play at Texas in consecutive seasons this year and next.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps a boss adds on more tasks that clash with your travel schedule, or a community endeavor starts to feel one-sided.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
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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Hospital employees hid for several hours waiting for SWAT teams to escort them out, while procedures and treatments were postponed.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The procedure is expected to sideline Stewart into the first half of the 2026 season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Game prediction Kansas City’s defense is clicking, and Steve Spanguolo is known for scheming against dynamic offenses.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Sharp had filed the suit in December 2022, saying Diederich schemed to put him on a career-killing blacklist after taking over Sharp’s father’s role as head of 20th TV’s head of production earlier that year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Iran's nuclear program will also be a top-agenda item this year as sanctions against Tehran that were lifted 10 years ago are set to be reinstated.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Buc-ee’s is back on the agenda in Oak Creek for its final public approval.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
22 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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Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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This involves setting clear policies on data privacy and security, ethical use, and oversight to determine the specific points where human review is mandatory, Diasio said.—
Bob Violino,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Today, the moral authority designed to flow from the UN’s service to humanity is in danger of being lost to the abuse of veto power, bureaucratic drift, withdrawal, aid cuts and political compromise.—
David Miliband,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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From supporting directors in pitching to studios, to designing characters and environments, planning complex sequences in pre-production, on set supervision, and delivering finals in post, VFX is woven into every stage of filmmaking.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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