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the means or procedure for doing something
showed me a different knitting technique
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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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As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Despite their mass use, Manuylov hopes to convince various associations and research boards to conduct comparative field tests of the classic methods versus his own.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Airlines start to release seats as the date of flying approaches.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If regulators expand sanctions regimes to cover newer sectors like AI and blockchain, firms need strategies to pivot, adapt, and retool compliance processes.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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These assistants translate complex sensor data and algorithmic strategies into plain-language recommendations, sharply reducing cognitive load during high-pressure missions, according to the researchers.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Early in the novel, Harold points out that authors are constantly looking for ways to bury their true beliefs in their text, rather than state them outright.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Capital combined with client introductions, regulatory know-how, or industry access can support growth in ways a pure check often doesn’t.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Techniques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/techniques. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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