Thesaurus results for SYSTEMS

systems

noun

plural of system

as in networks

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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as in strategies

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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as in methods

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 systems So far, researchers have found tube systems on Mars reaching over 746 miles (1,200 kilometers), enough to cover the continental United States three times over. —

Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026 Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems. —

Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2026 Yang, who serves as BYD Group senior vice president and heads the Automotive New Technology Research Institute, said the automaker accelerated the rollout of intelligent driving systems at the beginning of 2025. —

Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026 Those standards are among the strictest in transportation, often requiring years of testing and redundancy analysis before new systems are approved. —

Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 The drive behind new systems like Sting comes from the RAF's decision not only to upgrade but also accelerate pilot training to fill widening gaps caused by the current geopolitical situation. —

David Szondy may 24, New Atlas, 24 May 2026 Corpus Christi shows what’s possible when those systems come together. —

Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 Depending on soil temperature and moisture, the number of microorganisms in the soil, and the carbon content of the wastes, decomposition will occur in one month to one year to feed plant root systems. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 By August 2017, its systems were able to beat the world's top players of Dota 2, a multi-player action game. —

Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026

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Noun

In Napster’s absence, distributed P2P networks became much more popular.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 May 2026
Middle regions of the country proved easier for people on the move because the climate was often better for growing crops, soils were fertile and the Mississippi, Ohio and other rivers provided transportation networks.

— Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026