as in method
the means or procedure for doing something
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Recent Examples of technique
Of course, there is the classic chef's one-handed egg-cracking technique—immortalized in the 1954 romantic comedy, Sabrina—which involves holding the egg between the fingers and thumb and rapping the edge sharply against the rim of the bowl to achieve a clean break.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
Amply used throughout, this technique yielded other striking gems.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
And the good news is, these dishes, which many might have seen as one-note, have been reimagined, using different (but not necessarily more difficult) cooking techniques and better ingredients.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Richland also noted the danger of this increasingly popular technique.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
Amply used throughout, this technique yielded other striking gems.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
And the good news is, these dishes, which many might have seen as one-note, have been reimagined, using different (but not necessarily more difficult) cooking techniques and better ingredients.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Richland also noted the danger of this increasingly popular technique.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technique
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The only way to avoid jail is paying money, usually with a gift card, but a method becoming more common is paying by cryptocurrency.—
Wayne Ford,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Prioritize Algorithmic Efficiency Focusing on algorithmic efficiency can help reduce AI’s environmental impact by improving model architectures and training methods, enabling similar performance with fewer computations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Establish a new culture, replacing the emotionless, do-your-job style of Bill Belichick with a more modern, player-friendly approach.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The season 2 ending's flashback indicates season 3 will be taking a similar approach, meaning many of the characters that died already will come back in various capacities.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Amy Cameron – an executive, writer and producer – and Tassie Cameron, a showrunner and executive producer – founded Cameron Pictures and manage it alongside executive producer Alex Patrick, who leads on strategy and business and legal affairs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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What happens next? Kennedy has stated that a follow-up report outlining a strategy and potential policy reforms for addressing childhood chronic illness will be released in mid-August 2025.—
Paul Dawson,
The Conversation,
26 May 2025
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Encourage agile methodologies and continuous learning to help teams stay ahead of evolving technologies.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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For more on what's involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Amanda Mitchell,
Allure,
16 May 2025
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Sankey said the way the committee seems to weigh strength of schedule shortchanges the conference slate, which doesn’t include any teams among the lower half of the 134 NCAA FBS programs.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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At a time when many young people see college as the only way forward, veterans have already shown a willingness to choose their own path.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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“Technique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technique. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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