as in method
the means or procedure for doing something
showed me a different knitting technique
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Recent Examples of technique
Use basic floral arranging techniques—like focal points and structural supports—to keep your display intentional.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
The researchers employed a range of advanced laboratory techniques to investigate nerve regeneration.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
The well is part of a larger Roman settlement complex, and its preservation provides valuable insights into ancient engineering techniques.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Using this cap-relief technique, his salary will now be stretched over the next five seasons at $22.5 million each year.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
The researchers employed a range of advanced laboratory techniques to investigate nerve regeneration.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
The well is part of a larger Roman settlement complex, and its preservation provides valuable insights into ancient engineering techniques.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Using this cap-relief technique, his salary will now be stretched over the next five seasons at $22.5 million each year.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technique
Noun
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To clean wicker baskets, use the same vacuuming and spot cleaning methods as described above.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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His method is deceptively simple: stabilize, align, then optimize.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
Noun
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His approach to the book project was to marry the factual fidelity required of an official battalion history with a novelistic evocation of life on the front.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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There are many different types of crabgrass (Digitaria spp), but getting rid of them requires the same approach, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
Noun
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First, its exercise of power is weakened by its dearth of strategy.—
Hal Brands,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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This has become something of a state religion—as much a matter of ideology as of strategy.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The Cinematic Audit Wait Until Tomorrow is so effective due to Dixon’s methodology and intentional research.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
3 July 2025
Noun
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But Boone and company could not find a way to get the ball past Rath.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Park Eun-bin stars as Young-woo, a rookie attorney on the autism spectrum who pairs her intelligence with a unique perspective to help her clients in novel ways.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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“Technique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technique. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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