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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
Its systems act as a 3D camera, tracking up to 15,000 collisions each second.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
CarShield Extended Car Warranty Learn More Policy highlights CarShield offers seven warranties, including bumper-to-bumper, powertrain, electrical systems, motorcycles and EVs.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.
—Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
What To Know The Chinese military parade featured a formation composed of three air defense missile systems—the HQ-11, the HQ-20 and the HQ-22A—and three anti-ballistic missile systems—the HQ-9C, the HQ-19 and the HQ-29—the state-run Global Times reported.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Campaigners say high debt servicing costs and the IMF’s focus on austerity measures erodes public health care and education systems.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Think of agents as software systems that use AI to perform tasks on behalf of users or other systems, Jassy said.
—Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
CarShield Extended Car Warranty Learn More Policy highlights CarShield offers seven warranties, including bumper-to-bumper, powertrain, electrical systems, motorcycles and EVs.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.
—Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
What To Know The Chinese military parade featured a formation composed of three air defense missile systems—the HQ-11, the HQ-20 and the HQ-22A—and three anti-ballistic missile systems—the HQ-9C, the HQ-19 and the HQ-29—the state-run Global Times reported.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Campaigners say high debt servicing costs and the IMF’s focus on austerity measures erodes public health care and education systems.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Think of agents as software systems that use AI to perform tasks on behalf of users or other systems, Jassy said.
—Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for systems
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While recent reports are textbook exposés of the realities of modern warfare, the recruitment networks’ international facade makes protecting foreign fighters all the more difficult.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The firm includes attorneys who have been interviewed on news networks, spoken at conventions, and even been elected to boards of directors or executive roles at prestigious legal organizations.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fall in Michigan means less and less daylight as the season goes on and for many that signals the start of seasonal mental health struggles, though coping strategies can help, experts say.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies responded by jettisoning a few mean executives, changing their internal communications strategies, and retraining bosses to be nicer.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among other roles, there are plenty of incredible data engineers, data scientists and data analysts who use advanced research methods to provide genuine insight into their club’s chances of success.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The film follows a recovering addict in an isolated Serbian monastery whose Orthodox patriarch employs unorthodox methods that are often more extreme than effective at getting results.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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The plans and the construction underway have come as welcome news to community leaders who have long been trying to preserve the history of Pan Am.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Google to challenge order Google criticized the ruling and plans to appeal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The in-house caliber 113, a hand-wound movement with a 10-day power reserve, also drives a patented nonlinear power reserve indicator that appears to slow down as the time to wind approaches.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Neither of those approaches speaks to a massively competitive tour.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In May, for instance, the Department of Education discontinued Biden-era grants worth $1 billion aimed at improving mental health services in schools, saying the programs were not advancing administration priorities.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the next three years, early intervention programs — including reading, music and speech therapy — helped monitor Ness' children, looking for possible cognitive or learning setbacks.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Billions in financing remain trapped behind blunt methodologies.—
Robert Ginsburg,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Crypto projects and communities can organically adopt measures such as establishing capital reserves, implementing proactive risk modeling, and standardizing stress-testing methodologies.—
Mark R. Weaver,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Standing with the people who’ve turned grief into organizing and created blueprints for what real protection and repair can look like is a reminder of what true justice demands.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Systems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/systems. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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