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programming

verb

variants or programing
Definition of programmingnext
present participle of program
as in planning

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  1. planning
  2. designing
  3. shaping
  4. maneuvering
  5. charting
  6. drafting
  7. framing
  8. calculating
Verb
  • As part of the wider anniversary push, Burberry is also planning an in-store activation in London.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • After the game, manager Hinch spoke about planning the special moment ahead of Verlander’s official retirement with the help of Upton.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of planning
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  • Her research includes designing offshore systems for recovering critical resources from the ocean.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The company’s origin story is that the Saudi Crown Prince steered them into designing something unlike any other car.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing
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  • The concern is accuracy while injured, medicated, or uncertain, not shaping a story.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
Verb
  • Additional Democrats are still maneuvering for other jobs in the leadership chain.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The footage showed four Type 99B tanks maneuvering and firing during a live-fire assessment involving a brigade of the People’s Liberation Army’s 80th Group Army at a training ground in Shandong, the Global Times reported.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of maneuvering
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  • Russell picks up the action from there, charting the unlikely path that took Madden from the NFL sidelines to somehow becoming the brains and brand behind what Madden NFL, what would become one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Understanding why this is happening is the key to charting a course and navigating through what will be the biggest shift in the enterprise software market in over 30 years.
    — Katherine Kostereva, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of charting
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  • Old debates The debate echoes criticism once aimed at Oswaldo Payá, the Catholic dissident and Rosa Maria Payá’s father, who spent two decades drafting transition plans from his Havana home.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Off Campus was renewed for a second season ahead of its May premiere, seemingly drafting off the incredible buzz surrounding Crave/HBO Max breakout Heated Rivalry, given its similar combination of sports and romance elements.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of drafting
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  • The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo rejected framing the country’s relations with Washington as solely based around minerals, and offered a frank account of the cause of early Ebola cases remaining undetected.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For banking professionals in Charlotte, that framing shifts the relevant question.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of framing
Verb
  • What the machine is is a non-alive statistical calculating engine located in a cloud.
    — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This relatively new digital tool, the next generation of the SEO audit, goes far beyond calculating your brand’s rank.
    — Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of calculating
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“Programming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/programming. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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