Thesaurus results for METHODS

methods

noun

plural of method

as in approaches

the means or procedure for doing something the city council is stuck in the last century and needs to adopt more modern methods for doing things

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Recent Examples of methods Their current fibers measure about 1 millimeter across, but improved fabrication methods could reduce that thickness to tens of micrometers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 This idea seems corroborated by the fact that a number of papers contain strikingly similar ideas and methods—as if their authors were communicating. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Take the quiz here … LISTEN Tune in as a botched execution attempt in Tennessee reignites debate over lethal injection, alternative execution methods, and the legal challenges surrounding capital punishment. — FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In contrast, the various legal methods of human execution — from hanging to electrocution to gassing — are neither peaceful nor painless. — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Israeli officials say that by then, the working methods and intelligence coverage had dramatically improved. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 That’s good, but his methods have become perverted along the way. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Twin Cities Marathon reported similar information, though without detailed analysis of risk reduction methods. — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Carbon Mapper doesn’t have similar numbers for landfills because methods to calculate the impacts of repairs are still being developed. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for methods

Noun

Conversely, more diverse teams can bring a wider range of perspectives and approaches to research.

— Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
As a director, Fish has taken subversive, revelatory approaches to the theatrical canon and has adapted, for a taste, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaches

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This work evidences both a moral courage and brash authority on Simon’s part and speaks to the deep ethical complexity of her concerns and strategies as an artist.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of strategies

Noun

One provision also targets products designed to cause emotional harm through deceptive techniques.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Hydrodissection is already performed in the United States, Thornton says, although availability varies and techniques aren’t yet standardized.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of techniques

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As always, findings from holiday surveys vary due to differences in methodologies and the timing of when they’re conducted.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Combining methodologies like neuroscience and qualitative and quantitative research, along with early immersion in culture, media and category trends, provides a broader view of what’s shaping behavior.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of methodologies

Noun

The show is about the conglomeration of various immigrant groups and people taking advantage of one another in different ways in the Central Valley in California of that era.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
In some ways, beauty is particularly poised to benefit from this shift.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ways

Noun

Swift drops clues in all manners and the Swifties almost always unearth the meaning behind them.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
On the one hand, Julian Fellowes’ juicy melodrama enlists one of the finest ensembles imaginable to bring outsized intensity to a drama of manners.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of manners

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The neighborhood This is one of Bangkok’s oldest districts, where street kitchens still dish up 100-year-old family recipes and crumbling shophouses line the road.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Content creator Leah Victoria has turned the recipes she's known for online @leahscucina into a new cookbook full of recipes for busy parents, at-home cooks and anyone looking to speed up their dinner routine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of recipes

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Ukrainian defense tech Buntar Aerospace has raised $16 million in a new financing round to expand production, develop its autonomous systems and enter new markets.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Pros and cons One of the biggest beneficiaries of the bill would be the growth of massive electric transmission systems—essentially, power lines—that are exceedingly hard to get built through the lands of property owners.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026