PROGRAMMING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

programming

verb

variants or programing

Definition of programming

present participle of program

as in planning

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All three men are planning to address the court, and their attorneys will give a presentation on each brother’s behalf, according to court filings.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The company is planning to launch a handful of new shows over the next few months, with a longer-term goal of having 12-16 channels led by creators who are subject matter experts.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

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Kennedy will helm a team of producers designing the look and content of dual ceremonies that will kick off the Summer Olympics on July 14, 2028 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
McCormack had a hand in designing some of the company’s first half-dozen restaurants as a contractor, then joined Cheesecake Factory full-time in 1995, a few years after the chain went public.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

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Since drafting him 10th overall in 2022, the Jets have gone 20-52.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Mitchell was close to a pair of White House lawyers involved in drafting the order and was among a small group of outside attorneys who provided suggestions for it, according to several people who helped write it.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of drafting

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Rather than framing Norgay primarily through his association with Hillary, Peedom wanted his name to stand on its own.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
West herself had described the sound component of her piece as a way of framing it, the way a good painting is helped by (but complete without) its frame.

— Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of framing

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Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, the thriller follows an FBI agent hunting a calculating female serial killer.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

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