recipe

noun

ˈre-sə-(ˌ)pē How to pronounce recipe (audio)
Definition of recipenext
as in method
the means or procedure for doing something her recipe for attaining financial security is to save money, invest wisely, and live well within her means

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Recent Examples of recipe Today’s recipe Want to make your own Halloween candy this year? — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Avoid trying new, untested recipes, said etiquette coach Maryanne Parker, founder of Manor of Manners, an international business, social and youth etiquette consultancy in San Diego. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 One of which is an easy recipe for baked sunny-side-up eggs with sweet peppers and onion that feeds up to six people. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The artisanal company focuses on high natural-origin percentages in the formulations, inspired by the founder’s Romanian grandmother’s traditional recipes featuring ingredients like oats and calendula. — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipe
  1. method
  2. approach
  3. strategy
  4. methodology
  5. technique
  6. way
Noun
  • Such a process could potentially improve lithium recovery from underground brines while reducing the chemical demands of conventional separation methods.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Still, something unexpected may force you to try a different method, schedule, or approach that ends up working better.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of method
Noun
  • Proposals include limiting justices’ active service through legislation—an approach whose constitutionality is disputed—or through a constitutional amendment.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Back at the hotel, Vision boots up his head-laser when Paladin’s drone approaches.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of approach
Noun
  • The agreement came after the EU unveiled a new Arctic strategy aimed at countering growing Russian and Chinese influence in the region.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Its faster trial infrastructure, its more integrated translational pathways, and its willingness to link industrial strategy to health delivery hold lessons for governments around the world.
    — Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • To be sure, odds and gambling platforms do not use methodologies used by traditional political polling, and therefore are not substitutes for political polls.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The platform’s methodology says those years do not represent separate annual snapshots.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of methodology
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
  • The dot-and-blend technique, step by step The method is surprisingly simple.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of technique
Noun
  • There are few households in Israel that haven’t been affected in some way by the events that have played out since, leaving a sense of profound grief and insecurity that lingers across the Israeli society.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The second-year fifth-round pick started at the MIKE spot and handled green-dot responsibilities on his way to recording six tackles and being active throughout the night.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of way

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