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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The president is planning to take the stage both nights of the convention, giving a keynote address Wednesday and then closing remarks after Vice President JD Vance gives his own speech the following night.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Louisiana site moves forward The company is also planning a technology-neutral screening of available small modular reactor designs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of planning

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Los Angeles Chargers Coach Jim Harbaugh loves to establish the ground game, while offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has proven proficient at designing a rushing attack.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
When designing nursery gear, the baby bottle naturally gets the spotlight.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of designing

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Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
This is part of how Hollywood helped make the gerbil legend, shaping stars to deliver fantasies but telling lies along the way.

— Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaping

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However, their effectiveness may be limited when targets appear at close range or operate in environments where reaction time and maneuvering space are restricted.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Three more appeared to stop maneuvering after initial attempts to raise their orbits.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of maneuvering

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Videos of the confrontations got hundreds of thousands of views on social media, a burst of attention for a conservative youth organization that is charting its next chapter after last year's assassination of its leader Charlie Kirk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
The technique would rely on charting out where hydrogen, the universe's lightest and most abundant element, is located across the cosmos.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of charting

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But there’s nothing stopping them from drafting a long-term upgrade.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In 1765 Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia, began drafting the Nakaz, or constitution, to proclaim her sovereignty and guarantee her subjects liberty and equality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of drafting

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Longoria’s hair was set in a deep part and styled in beachy face-framing waves, while her makeup was bright and bronzy with hints of peachy pink to compliment the star’s skintone.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Our partial Bosphorus view room is flooded with light thanks to lofty ceilings and large windows framing water, woodland and the city skyline.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of framing

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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
The grand jury soundly rejected that legal theory, nor did the state abide by it when calculating how much was owed to the federal government.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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