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
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  • The unexpected weekend getaway While planning ahead is crucial during the busy summer months, some of the best memories come from those spur-of-the-moment trips.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rebuilding global inventories would take about 18 months, even before accounting for new storage facilities that countries are planning as part of their energy security strategies.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
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  • More recently, Dean and Vinyals played a key role in designing Google’s Gemini AI models.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 2013, Aflalo started designing and manufacturing clothes along with tailoring, and began selling them through a website.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of designing
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  • Careers often carry more of our identity than realized, shaping daily life and self-perception.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In a new subscriber-exclusive newsletter, NBC News’ chief data analyst, Steve Kornacki, will get into the numbers, trends and data shaping the biggest stories heading into the midterms.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • The attack advanced toward Shakhove along multiple axes, including the Boikivka-Mayak-Shakhove corridor, with separate elements maneuvering toward different objectives.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Remote control operation, likely for maneuvering and parking the trailer via app without the tow vehicle, and multi-stage water filtration will be available optionally.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Definition of maneuvering
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  • Blue Island, named after her hometown in Illinois, follows through on that statement, charting a course that lets Lenae flex new muscles and offload genre anxieties.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Peter Jurasik played Centauri ambassador Mollari for the show’s entire run, charting his slide from comic relief into a man undone by his own ambition.
    — JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of charting
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  • The White House is drafting an executive order on the disproven link between vaccines and autism, according to independent reports from The Washington Post and Bloomberg, which both cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the efforts.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial Intelligence has become part of routine business operations, as employers across most industries use AI for tasks ranging from drafting emails to answering customers’ calls.
    — Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of drafting
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  • But neither framing addresses what actually changes when an executive relies on a system that reflects rather than resists.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Season 2 picks up with Baek Kitae, played by Hyun Bin, still climbing toward power in the aftermath of framing prosecutor Jang Geonyoung.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of framing
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  • Waterford’s zoning board rejected that plan, with some commissioners calculating it could have opened the door to as many as 1,500 apartments.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The judge will sort that out at an evidentiary hearing in September before calculating the final interest award.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of calculating
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