1
as in network
something made up of many interdependent or related parts
the national highway system allows travel from one end of the country to the other the democratic system of checks and balances in government
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2
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
if you're going to wrap all these presents in one afternoon, you'll need a system
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3
as in method
the means or procedure for doing something
not the best system perhaps, but it gets the job done
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Recent Examples of system
The Argo took black-and-white video of the Titanic in 1985, while an older system called ANGUS, with its 35-mm camera system, captured blue-hued still images revealing the wreck’s existence.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Without this initiative by my office, the work of the property tax system would have ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The sudden twist in her proceedings comes just weeks after Bolivia's general election boosted the opposition for the first time in decades, raising concerns among critics who see a justice system subject to political manipulation.
—Isabel Debre, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Unlike some other business banking options, Live Oak doesn’t offer a tiered APY system for earning the highest return.
Access to your cash
Customers can link an external bank account (like a personal checking account) to their Live Oak Business account in order to transfer their cash.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Without this initiative by my office, the work of the property tax system would have ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The sudden twist in her proceedings comes just weeks after Bolivia's general election boosted the opposition for the first time in decades, raising concerns among critics who see a justice system subject to political manipulation.
—Isabel Debre, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Unlike some other business banking options, Live Oak doesn’t offer a tiered APY system for earning the highest return.
Access to your cash
Customers can link an external bank account (like a personal checking account) to their Live Oak Business account in order to transfer their cash.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for system
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But the virtual absence of the major broadcast networks across the board elsewhere only underscored how dramatically the business has shifted to streaming platforms.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of his cases are reviews involving the major Medicaid plans in Ohio.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, the internet has made fundraising much easier with the use of online payment methods, which are easy to set up and difficult to trace.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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To learn more about the interim pintail strategy, visit the Fish and Wildlife website.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many SMBs are also exploring external partnerships as part of their strategy—not as a replacement for internal responsibility, but as a way to extend their capabilities.—
Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hilleary, at the campaign event, also harshly criticized Biden’s immigration policies and his administration’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Powered by 70% rosemary water, oil, and extract alongside capixyl, this could be a great option for someone interested in a more natural approach, rooted in optimizing overall scalp health.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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By combining hierarchical planning, reinforcement learning, and motion data drawn from human players, the project provides a blueprint for building robots that are efficient and intuitive in their movements.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lessons from Jasmine’s Career Journey Jasmine’s evolution from marketer to product leader offers a blueprint for navigating disruption in today’s rapidly changing world of work.—
AJ Thomas,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Their methodology, chemical liquid deposition (CLD), allows precise engineering and rapid testing of various metal-imidazole combinations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, the United Nations has an extensive AI ethics methodology (see my coverage at the link here), the NIST has a robust AI risk management scheme (see my coverage at the link here), and so on.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This comprehensive program features more than 70 microlearning modules that can be accessed through the RockED mobile app.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Then there were those epic Pac-12 shindigs, when Harbaugh was trying to resurrect the Stanford program and Carroll was pulling the levels during one of USC’s glory eras, with the advantage going to Harbaugh, 2-1.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“System.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/system. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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