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
  • Documents said that same day, someone from the foster home told the original Pembroke Pines Police Department investigating officer Goldbourne was planning to come back and meet with another underage girl.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Buc-ee’s is planning to improve road conditions along Speedway Boulevard and Village West Parkway to make room for new visitors.
    — Sofi Zeman July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • SpaceX is designing Starship, which stands more than 400 feet (121 meters) tall, to be a fully reusable rocket capable of launching missions to the moon, Mars or beyond.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • In addition to Ranger, the companies are also designing a one-way attack variant known as Strike.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Endorsements shaping the race Gilbert, Jones and Meek are walking into the race with key endorsements.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The poem built the template for the Hero’s Journey, shaping literature’s approach to character, adventure and conflict in a narrative that encompasses mortals, gods and monsters, history and mythology, tests and triumphs.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • The goal at this hole is to guide your ball through your grandmother’s retro house, maneuvering obstacles like old furniture and radios.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026
  • Babies are known for maneuvering out of safe places, and even an inch of water can be dangerous.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of maneuvering
Verb
  • Every day Ian checks the tide gauge at the eastern end of his island home, measuring and charting the rising sea levels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • As of Wednesday morning, the air quality in Philadelphia was a 62 on AirNow's AQI graph, charting as moderate.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of charting
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  • Under president of baseball operations Nick Krall and his predecessor, Dick Williams, the Reds have prioritized drafting and developing pitching.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Before drafting the future four-time MVP, the Cavaliers had a valuation of $222 million in 2003, according to Statista.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of drafting
Verb
  • Next, check the angle of the blade by sliding the blade guard out of the way and use a framing square against the blade and the shoe.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • But that framing ignores a few factors, as was pointed out to Deadline by the leader of one suitor committed to safeguarding the company’s unique, cinephile-forward culture.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of framing
Verb
  • Unfortunately, most people are far more likely to run into questions of budgeting and investing than, say, calculating the area of a triangle (some professions aside).
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • The company then looked at which chains operate in each state, separating them by the lowest- and highest-priced and then calculating the percentage difference between them.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 13 July 2026
Definition of calculating
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