1
as in schedule
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)
the program will tell us the scheduled order of musical numbers
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2
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
we need to come up with a program to deal with kids skipping school
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also programme
as in to scheme
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Recent Examples of program
Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Robots can master human actions within minutes, skipping the laborious task of engineers having to program them to perform those tasks.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Now in its eighth year, NewFest is thrilled to collaborate with NYC’s Department of Education on this uplifting shorts program curated for LGBTQ+ teens.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In less than two years during the next mayoral election, voters can judge Mayor Brandon Johnson’s financial stewardship, far sooner than a new tax structure could be implemented and any mayor could program new revenue.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Robots can master human actions within minutes, skipping the laborious task of engineers having to program them to perform those tasks.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
The festivities, bridging the late afternoon into the evening and emceed by former San Jose City Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio, will include dinner, dancing and a program looking back at the group’s five decades.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Now in its eighth year, NewFest is thrilled to collaborate with NYC’s Department of Education on this uplifting shorts program curated for LGBTQ+ teens.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for program
Noun
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The full schedule will be released later.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, since school calendars in the city and county are generally set at the beginning of the calendar year, the special recall election was scheduled regardless of teacher in-service days, student class schedules and other events, Kieffer said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of his cases are reviews involving the major Medicaid plans in Ohio.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those procedures ultimately didn’t take place, but federal officials vowed in July to overhaul the nation’s organ donation system.—
Cara Anthony,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Head coach Kevin O’Connell tends to scheme free releases for Jefferson, but Terrell can be sticky down the field.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is only Year 1, and while the Patriots are working, scheming and practicing to win every Sunday, their biggest games are well ahead of them.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet others in the banking industry said its risk of losing its footing in Washington goes beyond crypto, involving broader challenges from Trump-era shifts in the government’s political, social, and environmental agendas.—
Rachel Witkowski,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now the challenge for Natthaphong is to build on Move Forward’s remarkable showing in 2023 to win sufficient seats in the upcoming ballot to form a government and enact a bold agenda of decentralization, deregulation, and reducing the political influence of the military and royal palace.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To learn more about the interim pintail strategy, visit the Fish and Wildlife website.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many SMBs are also exploring external partnerships as part of their strategy—not as a replacement for internal responsibility, but as a way to extend their capabilities.—
Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The increase widens a stark property tax gap between Idaho’s two largest school districts — Boise and West Ada — and illustrates dramatic policy differences between the adjoining Treasure Valley districts.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The farmer's innovation exemplifies prosocial AI; systems that are tailored, trained, tested and targeted to bring out the best in and for people and planet; technology that is designed to strengthen rather than extract from social fabric.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This set includes six hangers, each designed with five holes that can hold five garments both horizontally (up to 6 pounds) and vertically (up to 8 pounds).—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Program.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/program. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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