techniques

noun

plural of technique
as in methods
the means or procedure for doing something showed me a different knitting technique

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Recent Examples of techniques Despite the different grain bill, Jack Daniel’s hasn't abandoned some of the techniques closely associated with its Tennessee whiskey. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The institute will examine microstructure measurement using soft X-rays while advancing information science techniques for X-ray analysis. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 These techniques help scientists monitor population health and identify threats. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The feature will combine a range of contemporary filmmaking and animation techniques, including live-action footage, motion capture, rotoscoping, 2D and 3D animation and water simulation. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Prevention and rehabilitation techniques continue to improve. — Erica D. Henn, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Teaching simple techniques, like taking a pause when stressed, can make a world of difference when making decisions, Hunt expressed. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for techniques
  1. methods
  2. approaches
  3. strategies
  4. methodologies
  5. ways
Noun
  • This challenging job, involving inserting flexible plugs into moving targets, was previously unautomatable by traditional methods.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Some of these methods may vary based on your conversation with your neighbor and local laws.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • Manouzi sees her Dearborn clients as especially entrepreneurial, with a willingness to test new, innovative approaches that might boost sales, or, for a restaurant business, bring diners into a space.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Korean officials have tried a variety of national- and local-level approaches to reverse falling birth rates.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Roughly 30% of the ballots cast in the 2024 general election were submitted by mail, and Democrats have increasingly pursued vote-by-mail strategies, in contrast with Republicans.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The program for children at risk of violence provided mentorship, summer camps, job training, and nonpolice strategies such as neighborhood beautification projects and community center programs.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • This collaboration brings together Chiyoda’s engineering strength in high-pressure facility design with Sage’s subsurface methodologies.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But the Green Book plots Ecobalyse points, PEF micropoints and Higg scores together despite their different units and methodologies.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of methodologies
Noun
  • Although not quite as polished on the racial politics front, Lanterns’s third episode is no less intriguing, as an hour of television dedicated not only to answering pressing questions but fleshing out its lead character in disturbing ways.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI's investigation, released this week, went considerably further, describing agents that found unauthorized ways to communicate, collaborate and delegate work while attempting to accomplish their objectives.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of ways

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“Techniques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/techniques. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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