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the means or procedure for doing something
her recipe for attaining financial security is to save money, invest wisely, and live well within her means
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Recent Examples of recipe
Get the recipe > Make the most of late summer’s generous bounty with this hearty vegetarian main, which comes together quickly for a weeknight meal.
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Children can touch, smell, listen and taste their way through beloved family recipes and enjoy delicious snacks while celebrating the rich flavors and rhythms of their heritage.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet, Minny’s recipe for vengeance continues to bring film lovers sincere joy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Pompa said it’s been her dream to make and sell authentic salsas based on family recipes from her grandmother, Quetta Pompa, who is a native of Mexico.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Children can touch, smell, listen and taste their way through beloved family recipes and enjoy delicious snacks while celebrating the rich flavors and rhythms of their heritage.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet, Minny’s recipe for vengeance continues to bring film lovers sincere joy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Pompa said it’s been her dream to make and sell authentic salsas based on family recipes from her grandmother, Quetta Pompa, who is a native of Mexico.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipe
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The college attributed increasing nonparticipating student counts to improved methods of tracking student participation.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Family members can use their own payment methods to make purchases.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Was the patient approach the right one?—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seeking professional guidance early is key so that strategies can be examined and coordinated effectively.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wasserman, the committee's chairman, directed the council to suggest a new distribution strategy for the committee to review in December.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Parisian startup takes this official methodology and benchmarks it against hundreds of product scenarios per category (like jeans or T-shirts) drawn from the 50 million LCAs in Carbonfact’s database to build a realistic comparison.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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It's based on neuroscience as well as AI and Lean methodology.—
Dr. Adil Dalal,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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This one-day, two-night, ladies-only program teaches everything from skid recoveries, to correcting understeer and oversteer, to braking techniques, all with the aim of building confidence to drive on snow and ice.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Things seemed to be going Sporting KC’s way in the first half of a Sunday night matchup with fellow Western Conference playoff hopeful Austin FC.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Recipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipe. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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