programming

variants or programing
Definition of programmingnext
present participle of program

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Verb
  • The district recently approved new course materials for some high school math courses, and is planning for a middle school Spanish language arts pilot and new advanced high school welding class to start next school year.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • JPMorgan Chase is planning to consolidate workspace for existing Charlotte workers and account for more hiring by moving into a SouthPark office that has room for over 1,000 workers, further expanding its push into the hometown territory of rival banks.
    Chase Jordan April 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In early March, engineers from the Armaments Center began designing, explosive pressing, housing manufacturing and integrating the warhead to be used on a low-cost and expendable one-way attack drone.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In a way, Tim Cook's superpower was always taking the innovation in Cupertino and orchestrating the external forces to bring it to life, through perfecting the supply chain and designing supplier relationships as chief operating officer, and eventually practicing international diplomacy as CEO.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The First Gulf War really had a catalytic effect in shaping how China thought about its own military modernization program.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit brought together leaders shaping the future of entertainment marketing and spotlighted the growth of the creator economy, strategies for how brands can reconnect with audiences and more.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • My days were spent successfully hunting for sand dollars and starfish with my sister, crabbing along the Kiawah River, and keeping my eyes peeled for alligators maneuvering between lagoons.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This included altitude changes and maneuvering while maintaining overall mission performance.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson may be best known for hit songs like Midnight Sun (which earned the star her first Grammy nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording) and a slew of Billboard-charting singles.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
  • People are always going to defend their argument, but until a top-charting female artist who’s booked as a Coachella headliner delivers a performance that’s widely deemed lackluster, there’s no way to truly speculate what the reception will be.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sullivan said the discussion for drafting a quarterback came up several times among their 13 picks from Thursday through Saturday, but the other option always won out in every instance.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In the second and third rounds Friday night, Chicago turned its sights to offense, drafting three other players.
    Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The busy World's Most Beautiful cover star is promoting two films at the same time, and appears to be rocking bangs for her Devil Wears Prada 2 press and her regular face-framing layers for Mother Mary events (like this one, a week after the one above).
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The administration has spent months framing this proposal as an effort to protect taxpayers from fraud and abuse.
    Monique B. Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rygh plays Vili, the calculating right-hand to Jarl Hakon (Paul Blair), the village’s powerful and strategic leader.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Looming over the competition is the threat of nuclear annihilation that a calculating KGB agent warns his American counterpart is a very real danger if this contest doesn’t go off as planned.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Programming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/programming. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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