programming

variants or programing
Definition of programmingnext
present participle of program

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Verb
  • Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • When planning for retirement, asset allocation, withdrawal strategies, and tax-efficient investing is typically top of mind.
    David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Alongside Chase and her family stands film director Guy Ritchie; not as a badge‑on celebrity, but as a creative collaborator who has invested both capital and time in the project, designing the Wild Kitchen feasting tables and quietly weaving the whisky into his storytelling world.
    Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
  • That character logic is important to the production designer because Healy isn’t just designing to evoke an emotion in the viewer, but also in the actor playing the role.
    Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • This evergreen shrub is perfect for shearing and shaping into formal hedges.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • Youngwood’s job is to make the financial case for that bet, determining how aggressively the company invests and shaping the investor narrative around the results.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Alicent's father is the Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), who spends years maneuvering to make sure his grandson inherits the Iron Throne.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • Under the shadow of a supreme leader who dictates key decisions, and cunning politicians maneuvering for power, the Iranian presidency has over the past two years been reduced to little more than administering the edicts imposed from above.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Unsurprisingly, Jackson's longest-charting success on the Billboard 200 remains Thriller.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • As manufacturers and network operators work up solutions for the 6-GHz band, the challenge will be in charting a path that doesn’t undermine the economies of scale needed for wireless innovation, lower hardware costs, and ultimately technology adoption.
    Stephen Cousins, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The Religious Liberty Commission was tasked with drafting a report on the history and state of religious liberty in the nation by July 4, 2026, when it was established in 2025.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Demonstrations focus on interface design, workflow enhancements, drafting speed, research capabilities, and productivity gains.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • But Weiser tried to capitalize on a wave of anti-establishment sentiment by framing Bennet as a Washington insider.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Google is framing this not as a manifestation of its anticompetitive bent, but as genuine concern for user privacy.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Night after night of lying there frustrated, anxious, wide awake, calculating how few hours remain, and the bed slowly becomes a cue for wakefulness and worry instead of sleep.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
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“Programming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/programming. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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