PROGRAMMED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

programmed

verb

variants or programed

past tense of program

as in designed

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These are semiconductors designed to run large AI models in a quick and cost-efficient manner, which has become a particular focus for the industry as more complex AI agents are deployed.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The demonstration is designed to verify engineering assumptions before construction of the company’s first nuclear demonstration well, reducing technical risk ahead of commercial deployment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

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In another discrepancy, Crump said that a witness reported Wells had planned to leave on the boat with his friends, contradicting the sheriff's theory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
On Friday, during a press conference discussing the latest on Wells’ suspicious death, attorney Ben Crump announced that Tyler Perry had agreed to pay the family’s funeral costs, while Colin Kaepernick planned to pay for an independent autopsy.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026

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That approach has been shaped by decades inside Olympic volleyball, where the difference between standing atop the podium and watching another nation celebrate is frequently measured by only a handful of points.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Organizers expect the festival to draw visitors from across the Midwest while offering Kansas City residents an opportunity to celebrate the city’s musical heritage in the district where much of that history was shaped.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

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Another newspaper calculated the sum to be roughly 3,000 pounds, or something near a half-million dollars today.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Last fall, the Labor Department issued a rule that would take housing costs out of workers' paychecks and change the way wages are calculated — effectively lowering guest workers' pay and making the program cheaper for farmers.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 July 2026

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Mary Ellen Brown, 68, stood in the back of the chapel and greeted those who walked inside, toward their usual pews, while Emily Lyons, almost 90, maneuvered her walker through the worn wooden doors.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
During the trek, Princess met many other hikers, including Ted Haslam, who was also taking on the Three Peaks Challenge with the help of family and friends who maneuvered his wheelchair up and down the mountains.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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Though Bowie has charted over 30 albums posthumously, *Legacy* stands alone; his next longest-charting, *The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust*, is at 168 weeks.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale sequel The Testaments charted for the first time in the week of its finale with 377 million minutes.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

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Before Stewart’s pair of bills went before the council, the Guard Alliance had initially drafted a similar moratorium and proposed it individually to City Council members.

— Ilana Arougheti July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
But for where he was drafted, the body of work was realistically all anyone should have expected, because Mitchell and Booker are the outliers in that draft slot.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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Hopper, 25, grew up in Ballantyne and remembers staying in the Morrison YMCA’s child care while his mother worked out.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.

— Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026

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