Thesaurus results for METHODOLOGIES

methodologies

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plural of methodology

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a way of acting or proceeding for solving crossword puzzles my usual methodology is to begin by filling in all of the answers I'm reasonably sure of

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the means or procedure for doing something other cardiologists have questioned the methodology that was used to conduct the study

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Recent Examples of methodologies Gross fed these 31 methodologies to an AI model along with some 17 million source documents that included news stories, research reports, expired patents, public company filings, and threads from online community discussion boards. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Companies that wanted to cut costs in the 1990s and 2000s by outsourcing to China are now being replaced in one of the world's largest markets by businesses that copied their designs and methodologies. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 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 Previous posts generally outlined some of the philosophies and methodologies involved in caring for the whales. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 All the weather groups have slightly different predictions for the upcoming season; each forecast uses different methodologies for its reporting. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Innovative methodologies, including demography and quantitative analysis, folklore, material culture, oral history, and family reconstitution opened new windows into the past. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Edwards regarded him as an industry-leading expert in player development, career pathways, coaching methodologies and performance analysis. — James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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Staff need procedures for accessing essential information, recording activity, receiving updates and reconciling records afterward.

— Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Policymakers have also moved to address associated risks, with a dozen states now requiring companion chatbot operators to disclose to users that their tools are not human, and to institute crisis referral procedures.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

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The automaker says similar methods have already helped its battery-pack assembly facilities process battery packs 30% faster.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The county party has been employing several outreach methods to contact low-propensity voters and remind them to go to the polls.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of methods

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When Gray Swan launched the original red-team Arena in September 2024, Fredrikson said, most AI applications were chatbots, and the models were bad at following their policies.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The district then changed its admissions policies, factoring in the poverty levels of the schools the students attended.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of policies

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Together, these approaches transformed the fight against a disease that once caused widespread paralysis and outbreaks, particularly among children.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
From mass arrests in France to troop deployments in Italy, European leaders are taking varied approaches to protests and clashes across the continent.

— Amanda Macias, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaches

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Eighty-six percent of family-office principals and senior executives are including crypto in their investment strategies.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The contest offers a glimpse into a purple region at a time when both parties are testing strategies for winning voter loyalty — not just in the midterms but looking ahead to 2028.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of strategies

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Animal health researchers are using related techniques to inoculate poultry against bird flu and cattle against foot-and-mouth disease.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
British employees traveled to Rheinmetall’s German production site in Unterlüß to learn specialist manufacturing techniques.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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