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modus

NOUN
manner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fashion form habit line mode practice procedure process style system technique tone way
STRONG
consuetude custom genre habitude means routine tack tenor trick usage use vein wise wont
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganization
NOUN
method
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approach arrangement design form habit manner mechanism mode plan practice process program recipe rule scheme style system technique way
STRONG
adjustment channels course custom disposal disposition fashion formula line proceeding receipt ritual rote routine rubric rut schema shortcut tack tactics tenor usage wise wrinkle
WEAK
modus operandi nuts and bolts red tape technic the book ways and means
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganization
STRONG
break difference
NOUN
mode
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approach condition fashion form mechanism method posture procedure process quality situation status style system technique tone
STRONG
book channels course custom plan practice rule state vein wise
WEAK
nuts and bolts
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganization
NOUN
system
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrangement operation policy practice procedure process scheme strategy structure technique
STRONG
artifice custom fashion manner methodicalness methodology mode orderliness pattern proceeding regularity routine systematization tactics theory usage way wise
WEAK
course of action definite plan logical process modus operandi orderly process systematic process
Antonyms
STRONG
reality
WEAK
cog disorder disorganization part
NOUN
technique
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approach art capability capacity craft facility know-how manner means mode performance procedure routine skill style system
STRONG
address artistry course delivery execution fashion knack proficiency tactics touch usage way wise
WEAK
modus operandi technic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance impotence inability incompetence lack
STRONG
ineptitude
NOUN
way
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action approach course fashion form idea manner means measure move plan practice procedure process step style system use
STRONG
contrivance custom design expedient groove habit habitude instrument kick mode outline plot policy scheme shot stroke tack usage wont
WEAK
course of action

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They’re twin portraits of an artist delving into the origin of her modus operandi.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Other digital asset treasury companies that sought to ape Saylor’s modus operandi have suffered a similar fate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

It seems the Rodriguez and the Trump administrations are finding a modus vivendi.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

His modus operandi generally is better understood when he is so considered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s been her modus operandi since I met her, and old habits die hard.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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