PROGRAMMED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

programmed

verb

variants or programed

past tense of program

as in designed

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The new version, which relies on Google’s Gemini AI technology, is designed to understand what is on a user’s screen and act on it, help with writing, and search a user’s phone for context, among other features.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Leading the October launch are the new Cream Multi-Stick and Highlighting Multi-Stick, multitasking essentials designed around versatility, ease and portability.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of designed

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With night set to fall, many in the area were without power due to outages planned by Southern California Edison in hopes of preventing power lines downed by the winds from sparking fires.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The band had planned to celebrate the release of its second album, Toxicity, with a free show in a Hollywood parking lot on September 3, 2001.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of planned

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The future will not be shaped only by the power of our technology or our weapons, but by the quality of our conversations—and the courage of the choices that follow.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
That gives the gin a pale yellow color, and adds barrel notes of oak and dried fruit to a palate shaped by botanicals including juniper, queen of the night (a nocturnal cactus flower), coriander seed, Damask rose, and Nigerian ginger.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaped

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Comparing households aged 72 and older in 2022 with those aged 75 and older in 2025, Maggiulli calculated a smaller—but still substantial—21% increase.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
It is calculated as a weighted average of atomic clocks worldwide and is communicated by BIPM, the official source for UTC.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculated

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For the last three, Corinealdi’s character, Jax, has maneuvered through family and marital stress, thrived against office politics and betrayals, endured a kidnapping, and nearly faced death before pulling through a coma after a near-fatal shooting.

— DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 Oct. 2026
For months, the O’odham had maneuvered to avoid such a scene, taking their case to federal court.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of maneuvered

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Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.

— Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
While season five of the fictional series charted fourth among non-English language series on its premiere week, many Palestinians view the show as little more than state propaganda.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of charted

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But this worked out — the Chiefs got closer to their mission.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Kevin Mannix worked out of the San Francisco Police Department’s Taraval Station for 27 years before retiring, according to the association in June 2018.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of worked out

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