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 Gray’s innovating new methodologies for digital effects is second-to-none. — Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026 In three other specialties, rankings relied solely on expert opinion, according to the report’s methodology. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The researchers are working to develop the first open-source approach and methodology for measurement of microfiber concentrations. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence. — Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for methodology
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  1. procedure
  2. method
  3. policy
  4. approach
  5. strategy
  6. technique
  7. way
Noun
  • Midwives are medically trained to perform many of the same functions and procedures as doctors when women are having babies in low-risk situations.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Constitution specifically says that the state should determine the time and date and procedure of elections.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of procedure
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  • Hunt and her team eventually traced the genetic changes to a new cleaning method eroding the polycarbonate cages that housed the animals.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of method
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  • The race has been shaped by the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, confrontations that were caught on camera and fueled a backlash to Trump’s immigration policies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Federal policy calls for additional nuclear capacity, including efforts to begin construction of 10 new large reactors by 2030 and increase the maximum operating power of existing reactors.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of policy
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  • The #MeToo movement in 2017 changed Hollywood’s approach to love scenes, providing greater protections to performers through intimacy coordinators.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Areas where forecasts consistently predict clear skies — or persistent cloud — will become increasingly obvious as eclipse day approaches.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of approach
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  • Crews arrived and immediately adopted a defensive strategy while trying to bring the blaze under control.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amir Becker, Dream’s chief business and strategy officer, said the way the AI system operated in this latest case was alarming.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategy
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  • Chinese officials condemn American legal hegemony while closely studying the institutions and techniques that sustain it.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What tends to work a little better on average is when the live-action film is produced as more of a hybrid with the techniques that made the director’s name.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of technique
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  • Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • By doing it this way, the kids had to put some thought into which items meant the most to them, and there were no complaints afterward.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
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