programmed

variants or programed
past tense of program

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for programmed
Verb
  • Events designed to support female founders are routinely underfunded relative to the ambitions behind them.
    Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Two marquee buildings, including the high-rise, were designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, best known as the lead designer of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Rather than designing a luxury escape filled with domestic gadgets, the architects have shaped a home that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with nature.
    Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Noticeably, the line was longest to enter the Florida pavilion, where guests could receive free plush manatee toys and practice their short game on a Florida shaped mini-putting green.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The weather service also cautions the heat index is calculated for shady areas only.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Another issue with the heat index concerns the way that it’s calculated.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Flocks of tourists maneuvered around lumbering delivery trucks, hawked to by distributors of seemingly unlicensed 2026 Knicks championship gear.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026
  • While his father jumped into the water to help him, his mother maneuvered the boat, setting off a desperate 45-minute race back to shore during which his parents — both physicians — worked frantically to keep him alive.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale sequel The Testaments charted for the first time in the week of its finale with 377 million minutes.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • The trio of victories from Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, and Brad Lander solidified the socialist mayor as the Empire State’s power broker and charted a new course for the Democratic Party in New York City’s congressional delegation.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The younger James, who was drafted in the second round in 2024 to form the first father-son duo in NBA history, showed steady improvement during his second season.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Hardaway who was drafted with the 24th overall pick in 2013, is preparing for his 14th NBA season.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
    Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • Design elements are still being worked out, the spokeswoman added.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
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“Programmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/programmed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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