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the means or procedure for doing something
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Recent Examples of techniques
The festival will involve more than 50 activities that center upon tinkering, including creating machines with raw materials, exploring artistic techniques and engaging in numerous crafting and building options.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
Their next feature, which again mashes varied cinematic forms and techniques, is Super Delights.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Casillas developed a riff on cochinita pibil for Puesto, along with a celebratory Pistachio Tres Leches cake, and shared his recipes and techniques here.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Consumers are more willing than ever to pay triple-digit prices for bottles that push boundaries, a trend visible across the market as distillers expand into new finishing techniques, experimental wood programs, and high-end limited editions.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
While microscopic techniques have gradually improved diagnosis, the complexity of the brain itself makes these cancers an uphill task to study and treat.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Old fashioned filmic techniques like split diopter shots, iris wipes, and chiaroscuro lighting add another layer of maximalist flare to the whole affair.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Each phase requires different interception techniques because of its distinct challenges to missile defenses.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Researchers were able to track these changes using cutting-edge brain imaging and lab techniques that only recently became available.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
Their next feature, which again mashes varied cinematic forms and techniques, is Super Delights.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Casillas developed a riff on cochinita pibil for Puesto, along with a celebratory Pistachio Tres Leches cake, and shared his recipes and techniques here.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Consumers are more willing than ever to pay triple-digit prices for bottles that push boundaries, a trend visible across the market as distillers expand into new finishing techniques, experimental wood programs, and high-end limited editions.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
While microscopic techniques have gradually improved diagnosis, the complexity of the brain itself makes these cancers an uphill task to study and treat.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Old fashioned filmic techniques like split diopter shots, iris wipes, and chiaroscuro lighting add another layer of maximalist flare to the whole affair.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Each phase requires different interception techniques because of its distinct challenges to missile defenses.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Researchers were able to track these changes using cutting-edge brain imaging and lab techniques that only recently became available.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for techniques
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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 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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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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Specs will need to elaborate on guardrails that tell agents to develop code that is in line with the company's development processes, methodologies, security and product standards.—
Shyam Ravindranathan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the ban now in place for all countries, international postal companies must now keep track of, collect and pay duties based on one of two methodologies.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of the charming aspects of following foreign football is realising that certain concepts are expressed in different ways to how it’s done in your own country.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Naperville has also been testing ways to keep food out of landfills, drawing inspiration from an already existing plan with waste and recycling contractor Groot Industries.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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