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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
However, those techniques could only provide long-term averages rather than instantaneous measurements.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Increasingly, manufacturers are making toilet paper from recycled paper products, which reduces tree cutting, and are using chlorine-free bleaching techniques.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Will other locations be searched or searched again with new techniques?
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Quinn has cycled through various management techniques over the past two decades.
—Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Heading to South Korea for cosmetic tourism has been a hot topic of conversation over the last few years, given the country’s reputation for using innovative ingredients and techniques that are usually not readily available in the United States.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
Pair cold plunges with stretching, massage or other techniques rather than relying on the cold alone.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The restaurant was closed due to critical violations including improper food holding temperatures and storage techniques, lack of hand hygiene and overall poor cleanliness, city officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The new version ran faster, required less memory, and offered such features as keyword arguments, copy-on-write (COW) techniques, and DTrace (dynamic tracing) support.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Increasingly, manufacturers are making toilet paper from recycled paper products, which reduces tree cutting, and are using chlorine-free bleaching techniques.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Will other locations be searched or searched again with new techniques?
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Quinn has cycled through various management techniques over the past two decades.
—Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Heading to South Korea for cosmetic tourism has been a hot topic of conversation over the last few years, given the country’s reputation for using innovative ingredients and techniques that are usually not readily available in the United States.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
Pair cold plunges with stretching, massage or other techniques rather than relying on the cold alone.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The restaurant was closed due to critical violations including improper food holding temperatures and storage techniques, lack of hand hygiene and overall poor cleanliness, city officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The new version ran faster, required less memory, and offered such features as keyword arguments, copy-on-write (COW) techniques, and DTrace (dynamic tracing) support.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for techniques
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The company defended its harvesting methods at the time, claiming the tomatoes are grown in the right region and with the right techniques.—
Itzel Luna,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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If the methods are flawed, publish the caveats.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Other approaches try to battle the countervailing incentives with fancier math.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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As Mother’s Day approaches, her story stands as a reminder that many of the most significant career breakthroughs aren't built in isolation but through lives and choices shaped at home, where leadership often begins long before recognition ever arrives.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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That’s leaving businesses across industries scrambling to reconfigure their supply chains and come up with strategies to offset the disruptions, according to the latest business surveys from the Institute for Supply Management.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Törnberg’s research showed that, while numerous platform-level intervention strategies have been proposed to combat these issues, none are likely to be effective.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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Since 2010, researchers are turning to newer methodologies and technologies in an effort to seek a deeper and almost immediate understanding of consumer patterns.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since then, and despite some notable lapses, the agency has steadily increased its protective methodologies, techniques and technologies to mitigate threats of varying degrees.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Parting ways with Morey was ultimately not an easy decision for the 76ers, but Philadelphia’s inability to take the next step in a constantly changing East played a significant role in the organization’s direction.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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How Magnesium Supplements Could Benefit Blood Pressure There are several potential ways magnesium may affect blood pressure.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
12 May 2026
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“Techniques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/techniques. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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