programming

variants or programing
Definition of programmingnext
present participle of program

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Verb
  • Now, supporters are planning to speak out at an Alameda School Board meeting, hoping to reverse the decision or at least get answers.
    Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Turkey is planning strict security measures for the summit, including banning demonstrations and restricting access to roads leading to airports, as well as sealing off areas around the summit venue and hotels hosting delegations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • This woman hired me two years ago to help guide her through the process of designing and building her dream retirement home.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • The giant automotive manufacturer’s job will be designing, engineering and mass-producing the autonomous vehicles.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • This evergreen shrub is perfect for shearing and shaping into formal hedges.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • Youngwood’s job is to make the financial case for that bet, determining how aggressively the company invests and shaping the investor narrative around the results.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Alicent's father is the Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), who spends years maneuvering to make sure his grandson inherits the Iron Throne.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • The Wings have more to offer, with a prospect pool that colleague Scott Wheeler ranked fourth in the league, but the Larkin dilemma may prevent them from maneuvering more aggressively.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • But do all this with the knowledge of what brings you contentment—and start charting your course now.
    Scott Snider, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • So the geometric blue swimming pool went up first, followed by the abstract landscape charting Nichols Canyon Road’s jagged path up the Hollywood Hills and then a colorful WeHo streetscape.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Think booking concert tickets (mostly) autonomously, pulling items from your Notes app and adding them to an Amazon cart, or checking your emails and drafting a response.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • In late July, when most delegates were out of town for a 10-day break, Wilson stayed in Philadelphia to serve on a five-man committee tasked with drafting the Constitution.
    Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Why scent may signal compatibility and health The idea that smell influences attraction isn’t new, but researchers are increasingly framing it as an evolutionary cue.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • Rather than relying on familiar Japanese motifs, such as shoji screens, the interior has been built around traditional timber-framing techniques, using cypress wood processed in Japan and assembled in Paris by Association Daiku, a collective dedicated to preserving Japanese carpentry traditions.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The award was so large C-Suite Comp removed Musk as a statistical outlier before calculating broader market trends.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • The market is not one collective brain continuously calculating intrinsic value.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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“Programming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/programming. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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