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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Verb

In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

Verb

In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of designing

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Street style became a bridge between the industry and the culture consuming it, capturing a moment when fashion felt especially connected to the people and communities shaping what came next.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaping

Verb

Surveillance video of the incident reviewed by ABC News appears to show the agent maneuvering his vehicle in the direction of the man running and striking him with the vehicle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 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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Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Russell picks up the action from there, charting the unlikely path that took Madden from the NFL sidelines to somehow becoming the brains and brand behind what Madden NFL, what would become one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of charting

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Most major mergers are consummated after executives have dedicated months to quietly drafting detailed operational plans and organizational hierarchies.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Career staff attorneys in the Bureau of Consumer Protection are drafting the CIDs, the senior FTC official said.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drafting

Verb

With two sections framing her face in the front, the back half of her head was teased and tangled into a little bouffant lift at the crown.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Make like Daisy Edgar-Jones and curve the face-framing layers away from your face to create body and dimension, or copy Dakota Johnson’s piece-y fringe and add a dab of dry shampoo to create fluffy volume.

— Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of framing

Verb

With shifting alliances and deception, only the most calculating player will survive to win it all, per the logline.

— Peter White, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Cline‘s 2023 novel, published by Penguin Random House, centers on a calculating grifter who navigates the treacherous world of summer in the Hamptons.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculating

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