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the means or procedure for doing something
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Of course, there is the classic chef's one-handed egg-cracking technique—immortalized in the 1954 romantic comedy, Sabrina—which involves holding the egg between the fingers and thumb and rapping the edge sharply against the rim of the bowl to achieve a clean break.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
Amply used throughout, this technique yielded other striking gems.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
And the good news is, these dishes, which many might have seen as one-note, have been reimagined, using different (but not necessarily more difficult) cooking techniques and better ingredients.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Richland also noted the danger of this increasingly popular technique.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
Amply used throughout, this technique yielded other striking gems.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
And the good news is, these dishes, which many might have seen as one-note, have been reimagined, using different (but not necessarily more difficult) cooking techniques and better ingredients.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Richland also noted the danger of this increasingly popular technique.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technique
Noun
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Hemp processors found ways to use chemical solvents or other methods to produce variants such as Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCO, which can get users high like marijuana.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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With proper ordering and lead time consideration, prefabrication will be the fastest and most predictable deployment method.—
Steven Carlini,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Establish a new culture, replacing the emotionless, do-your-job style of Bill Belichick with a more modern, player-friendly approach.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The whole-of-government approach no longer occupies the same place at the center of U.S. messaging, though Langley said holistic efforts have worked in places such as Ivory Coast, where development and defense had reduced attacks by jihadi groups near its volatile northern border.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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Amy Cameron – an executive, writer and producer – and Tassie Cameron, a showrunner and executive producer – founded Cameron Pictures and manage it alongside executive producer Alex Patrick, who leads on strategy and business and legal affairs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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That’s exactly where many organizations are flying blind, building AI agents without a strategy for how to keep them running, governed and optimized at scale.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The tally is compiled by the Official Charts Company, using a methodology that blends both sales and streaming activity to reflect what the nation is listening to.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Alessi looked to create doubt surrounding Welcher’s findings, grilling the biomechanical engineer on the methodology behind his experiment surrounding the cause of the injury to O’Keefe’s eye.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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At a time when many young people see college as the only way forward, veterans have already shown a willingness to choose their own path.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Sankey said the way the committee seems to weigh strength of schedule shortchanges the conference slate, which doesn’t include any teams among the lower half of the 134 NCAA FBS programs.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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“Technique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technique. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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