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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 recipes
Following the buyout, the Farmers' Almanac will continue to publish its online content, including the long-range weather predictions, gardening guidance, astronomical events and calendars, recipes, and other tips and explainers.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Trying new recipes is one of my favorite ways to reset my brain.
—Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Most biscuits recipes use one or even none.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Francis could always be found standing behind the olive bar, welcoming customers, and Carmen's recipes are still made and followed at the bakery.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
In that way that great gumbo can't be made by strictly following recipes alone nor can great jazz follow a script, planning suddenly felt out of place in a city built on improvisation.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
These four recipes highlight just some of those aromatic through lines.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Those with seafood allergies should also be cautious, as many kimchi recipes contain fish paste or salted shrimp.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Beyond recipes, Chef D is teaching life lessons.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Trying new recipes is one of my favorite ways to reset my brain.
—Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Most biscuits recipes use one or even none.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Francis could always be found standing behind the olive bar, welcoming customers, and Carmen's recipes are still made and followed at the bakery.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
In that way that great gumbo can't be made by strictly following recipes alone nor can great jazz follow a script, planning suddenly felt out of place in a city built on improvisation.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
These four recipes highlight just some of those aromatic through lines.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Those with seafood allergies should also be cautious, as many kimchi recipes contain fish paste or salted shrimp.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Beyond recipes, Chef D is teaching life lessons.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipes
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Unlike classical supercomputers, which excel at simulations and data-heavy tasks, quantum computers operate on fundamentally different principles, enabling new approaches to solving problems that are considered impractical using traditional computing methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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There’s a substantial potential market for other methods.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Include specific time commitments and batch creation strategies.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even nationally, some activist groups have pushed back against protest strategies that could lead to clashes.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Psychologists doing research can use these AI personas to perform scientific experiments about the efficacy of mental health methodologies and approaches.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, our hope is to provide a computational architecture for allocating resources and improving responses that also serves as a first step toward more sophisticated approaches for full artificial metacognition.—
Ricky J. Sethi,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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The team used vacuum or micro-injection techniques The team with LLNL’s Nuclear and Chemical Sciences (NACS) Division, developed the radiochemical techniques to purify target material.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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This short film blends traditional animation with abstract expressionism using innovative video-to-video techniques.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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Psychologists doing research can use these AI personas to perform scientific experiments about the efficacy of mental health methodologies and approaches.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Those unprecedented times inspired a great deal of change, challenging traditional methodologies on a foundational level and opening up the door for bold new voices to take the lead.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026
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The shift toward burden-sharing is showing up in other ways.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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There were two ways to hunt for a colonial Spanish shipwreck in the Americas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Recipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipes. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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