methodology

noun

ˌme-thə-ˈdä-lə-jē How to pronounce methodology (audio)
Definition of methodologynext
1
as in procedure
a way of acting or proceeding for solving crossword puzzles my usual methodology is to begin by filling in all of the answers I'm reasonably sure of

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as in method
the means or procedure for doing something other cardiologists have questioned the methodology that was used to conduct the study

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Recent Examples of methodology Tee Sellars , accused in the killing, argued that the methodology of the chemical analysis the state police forensic laboratory used was dated and unreliable. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Now, there is a methodology that exists in K-pop that has produced very successful groups. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 The specialists who wrote to the university, all of whom have published research, said misrepresenting methodology is a breach of scientific integrity. — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026 Google disputed the methodology, but the findings are worth taking seriously. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for methodology
Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodology
  1. procedure
  2. method
  3. policy
  4. approach
  5. strategy
  6. technique
  7. way
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  • The disclosure contends that, because of the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That puts cybersecurity closer to the reactor’s engineering core, where decisions about digital controls, physical systems, and operational procedures begin to take shape.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of procedure
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  • And other insects could offer promising methods of search and rescue in the future.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Direct internal heating Stanford researchers overcame this challenge by developing an internal heating method.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of method
Noun
  • But the forces prodding Shin to boost rates are increasingly affecting Fed policy decisions.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But previous policies to give parents more money, both in Singapore and elsewhere in Asia, haven’t been able to reverse falling birth rates.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of policy
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  • From there, researchers also used synchrotron radiation and other microscopy approaches to analyze the healing tissues on a cellular level.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Crews fighting the fire took an innovative approach Monday, using ground vehicles to apply a fire retardant typically dropped from airplanes, according to a post on the forest service’s Facebook page.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of approach
Noun
  • DeepMind's Demis Hassabis has similarly described a future that plays to that strategy.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Joseph Marchese has joined creator network Bent Pixels as executive VP of creator strategy and business as the firm revs up its portfolio of support services offered to attention-economy clients.
    — William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of strategy
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  • Along with colleagues, Gauti developed a technique for detecting planets around distant stars.
    — Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The institute will examine microstructure measurement using soft X-rays while advancing information science techniques for X-ray analysis.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of technique
Noun
  • While spoken language might benefit us in myriad ways, no single activity requires it, let alone explains what triggered its ongoing evolution over tens to hundreds of thousands of years.
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For nearly two additional years, all the way to a six-hour cut of the movie that went deep on Musk’s 2025 DOGE era and his SpaceX IPO plate-spin this summer.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
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