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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
This stuffing recipe requires only a handful of ingredients.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Pumpkin spice usually consists of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and allspice, though some recipes might leave out one or two of these spices.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Photograph, document, scent-capture — record notes, memories, bottles and recipe sketches so that scent’s past isn’t lost.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
For the classic, stick with your family’s heirloom recipe or our Test Kitchen’s best.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Pumpkin spice usually consists of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and allspice, though some recipes might leave out one or two of these spices.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Photograph, document, scent-capture — record notes, memories, bottles and recipe sketches so that scent’s past isn’t lost.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
For the classic, stick with your family’s heirloom recipe or our Test Kitchen’s best.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipe
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Now, for about five years, she's adopted the method for herself.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The farmers also pitched in with efforts of their own, including adjusting fertilizer methods, controlling soil erosion and increasing on-site water retention.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The research team claimed that this approach enables AeroMap to capture the main effects of drag without the high computing demands of more detailed simulations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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This uneven approach means leaders can’t take a one-size-fits-all approach.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Or Cenote, the Yucatan Peninsula hole with a massive ramp above the hole that takes different strategies depending on the pin location.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bond said the Hoosier Lottery would adopt the strategies other states employ, such as cross-promoting digital and retail tickets.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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Challenger’s report does not typically carry the same weight with economists and investors as federal jobs data, owing to its methodology.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Its data spans categories, locations and time periods, according to DataWeave's methodology.—
Courtney Reagan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The spa Asian—specifically, Balinese—influences are again evident in the decor, massage techniques, and ingredients used at the 30,000-square-foot Mandara Spa, the Atlantis location of the beloved wellness brand that operates at resorts around the world and on Norwegian Cruise Line sailings.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Italian brands are prized not just for tomato variety, but for techniques that minimize time between harvest and processing and emphasize balanced flavor.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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And the biggest November snowfall ever recorded in the city is 12 inches, all the way back in 1895.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Recipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipe. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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