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 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 Its teaching methods draw from ancient and medieval sources with a strong focus on Western Christian history. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Complicating matters, Huq says, is that legislative reforms could ultimately come before the Supreme Court, whose methods of interpreting the law leave the justices largely unconstrained in reaching their preferred outcomes. — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Watch the full video above as the panel unpacks their methods for getting their brilliant ideas onto the page, then the screen. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 The news outlets use different methods to conduct their polls, yet all found the same conclusion. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 In the millennia and centuries that followed, people developed and refined other traditional food processing methods, including grinding, baking, fermenting, drying and pressing. — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 But Washburn is further troubled by A-83’s language mandating hunting and angling as preferred methods of wildlife management. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Definition of techniques

Noun

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

Definition of methodologies

Noun

Its stainless steel body can last for years of making pour-over coffee every morning or evening cups of hot tea, and the kettle also comes in handy to boil water fast for everyday recipes.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2026
Each pan, in its sturdy plastic carrying bag, also comes bundled with one of Nichelini’s favorite cake recipes.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of recipes

Noun

The additional site will further strengthen the company’s manufacturing network in Colorado and provide additional capacity for its growing space and sensor systems business.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Orlando was always within reach, sharing recipes and starting conversations about food systems.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026