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 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 Why the timing matters The agreement comes as advanced nuclear technologies and other energy systems drive demand for manufacturing methods that can shorten development cycles while producing increasingly complex components. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Survey methods include live capture, audio recordings and sampling their genetic material from the environment. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Roman will not only use these methods, but also try to observe some planets directly, measuring light that traveled all the way from the planet’s atmosphere. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 For longer storage, or for storing at room temperature, look for methods using a pressure canner. — Jeremy Fox, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 In this vein, a lot of esports injury research has pulled from the training methods of traditional sports. — Erica D. Henn, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 While a decision on Luis’ eligibility is unlikely to come soon, adding Dent and Clark at least gives Wade some cover in case his various roster-building methods fall through. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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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

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

Definition of techniques

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

Noun

Even as the identity of the South evolves, and more young people lose certain traits that are identifiably southern, manners remain one of the region’s most distinctive and steadfast qualities.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of manners

Noun

West Suburban closed in March, after the hospital’s CEO said problems with the billing systems left the hospital short on cash.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
For smaller operators without dedicated systems, that administrative weight creates constant friction.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026