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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  • Museum will add new west wing The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is planning a major expansion to the west, highlighted by a two-level glass addition topped with a green roof.
    — Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Waymo is planning to expand its service in London, Tokyo, and Munich.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
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  • Those assumptions can be quite uncertain when designing an entirely new study.
    — Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s homebrew showstopper could see its creator designing a licensed table for one of the industry’s major manufacturers by the following year’s show.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of designing
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  • Instead, major powers in each theater will play a more prominent role in guiding projects of regional integration, shaping regional order, and providing public goods.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
  • And a major question shaping the elections is whether the prime minister should be held responsible for the Hamas attacks.
    — Greg Dixon, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • Wednesday’s operation involved painstakingly maneuvering a large floating platform through the canal to drive the shark out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • None of this stopped him from maneuvering Eberhard out of Tesla and taking control of the company.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of maneuvering
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  • Back to the Egg was another flop, charting even lower than London Town.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • There is an inevitable path to Wembanyama charting the floor like Nikola Jokić one day.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of charting
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  • The ultra-Orthodox have traditionally been exempt from military service, but in 2024, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that in the absence of any law legalizing the exemption, the military must start drafting them.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Moncler minted a trio of icons by drafting Cher, Grace Jones and Jennie to star in a new campaign to promote the luxury fashion house’s new Re/Icons collection.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drafting
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  • Recent court cases have used similar arguments, framing social media to judges and jurors as defective products causing children harm.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Roger Marshall Marshall spent his time on stage framing the Republican platform as securing the border, strengthening the military and lowering taxes.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of framing
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  • 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
  • Policymakers and advocates have proposed alternatives to the CPI-W for calculating the annual COLA.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculating
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