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program

[proh-gram, -gruhm] / ˈproʊ græm, -grəm /


NOUN
performance in medium
Synonyms


NOUN
instructions for a computer
Synonyms


VERB
to create software
Synonyms


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It has been 20 seasons since they produced a first-round draft pick at quarterback, an eternity for a program in college football’s aristocracy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The research received funding through Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Valdez worked as a program assistant in the visual arts department at Columbia University, where she became a union leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

The program was established in 1984 under the State Department's national security rewards program to offer money for information that protects American lives and interests.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

“Okay,” she said as Callaway and the other professors and techs rushed around, turning on the different machines, their brows furrowed in concentration as they set the program for each group’s time travel.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

During fasting, a population of intestinal cells carrying these repair programs becomes more abundant.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Rancho already has two juniors who have flown solo, says Ryan Ruttan, who coordinates the school’s magnet programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

They also raise important questions about modern reforestation programs, which often prioritize planting dense forests to combat climate change and protect biodiversity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Most notably, they created apprenticeship programs across various departments — including camera, sound, production design, catering — to teach Inuit and other local northern residents about the filmmaking process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The schools led to a marked decrease in use of Indigenous languages, but in recent years, Indigenous people have been working on language revitalization programs.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

“That tells you that it really is more about cultural connection. It is about a nuance that is present in culturally programed content,” de Armas said.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022

Co-founder and chief executive Philippe Goldman says the robots have been programed to maintain top quality control.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021

You can control the amount of pressure by controlling how inflated the airbags are, and it can even be programed to inflate and deflate continuously.

From Slate ● May 6, 2020

Leidecker used iPads programed to listen and acoustically act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2018

I vaguely remember a TV story from the 50s that showed a room size computer at DuPont that was programed to generate millions of syllables for prefixes and syllables for suffixes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2015

Unlike conventional CAR-T treatments, which have struggled against brain tumors, these modified immune cells are programmed to activate their cancer-fighting machinery specifically within the brain.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Andy Davidson was 22 when the game he programmed, partly in his last years at Bournemouth School, first hit the shelves.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Early on, he took an interest in computers, and, he said, in high school programmed custom real estate software for his uncles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Then, following a set of instructions I’d programmed into it, the little droid used its clawlike index finger to enter a series of commands on the device’s control panel.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

More Spheres would be bullish for the company because of royalty and other income, as well as the ability to distribute original programing in multiple locations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

Non-routine cognitive jobs include public relations and computer programing.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

Indeed, Kunst’s submission to the 2018 CRC points to this TV programing note in the Miami News for channel 10’s Florida Journal on Oct.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall offers adult classes and extensive youth programing, teaching outdoor skills to students ages 4 to 18.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Remedies for alteration of programing by cable systems.

From Copyright Law of the United States of America: contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. by United States

Both Czech TV and Czech Radio reduced their programming on Tuesday with thousands of employees joining the protest.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In September BBC Wales announced 58 job cuts as well as a 20-hour annual cut in TV programming as part of UK-wide plans to save £500m.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“The truth is that AI is software and software does exactly what its programming dictates,” McNamee wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The report said that CEO Josh D’Amaro plans to reinvest savings into technology, programming for TV and movies, and the company’s theme parks and cruise businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Any school with a football team ought to have a computer gaming, web design, or programming team as well.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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