Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

program

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


NOUN
performance in medium
Synonyms


NOUN
instructions for a computer
Synonyms


VERB
to create software
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He called the developments his “crowning achievement for life” and presented the investigation as a victory for his program.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Take a leap of faith and leave Pitt after two seasons without playing, or stay at a program and a school where he felt comfortable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The successor therefore builds on an operating program, although its promised performance remains ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

His government had already increased payments under Bolsa Familia, Brazil's flagship welfare program for low-income families, before the first round.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Electricity had overwhelmed her circuits, but then her recovery program activated, and after a moment, she was fully functional again.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

International students have also faced pressures, as the government restricts visa programs and increases costs significantly for others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Among other sectors, spending on defense military programs increased by $48 billion, or six percent, over the year to $917 billion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In reality, unless you relocate to one of the few countries that offer fast-track “citizenship by investment” programs, this choice isn’t even a possibility.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The creator of “The Twilight Zone” used the genres of supernatural fantasy and science fiction to address social issues that other programs avoided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Such things you see on the American programs!

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

“They do have to be ready to perform, for instance, if a train is not stopping when it’s programed to stop,” Mayer told commissioners.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023

Dr. Zwiebel said, “These are stereotypic programed behaviors that have evolved because they work.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Thirty years ago, we might have hailed as rare and consequential any dozen weeks in which music by a mere handful of living composers was programed as the regular course of a classical music season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2022

He explains how he would make dishes, and the robot would be programed to copy his movement.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021

We’re talking about a system that has to be programed sequentially and that can only do one thing at a time.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2021

The team next investigated whether these expandable progenitor cells could be programmed to fight cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 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

Agentic AI, in particular, will be central to software development, Huang said, referring to systems programmed to be autonomous and perform tasks without supervision.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The idea that you’re kind of programmed by your parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Reader, you and I are well aware that our robot was not programmed to be violent.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

After 26 people were killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, Jones made a false conspiracy theory a centerpiece of his programing on his flagship Infowars show.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 amended section 111 by substituting "statutory" for "compulsory" and "programming" for "programing," wherever they appeared.

From Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 by United States

Having been subjected to multiple FCC probes of ABC’s programming, the corporation has pushed back in court against Carr, in what has already amounted to a drawn-out and expensive legal tussle.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead of programming the humanoids under controlled conditions, Tau is sending its robots into homes to learn through first-hand experience.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s historic, it’s beautiful inside, and I find that the projection and programming are both very good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Netflix was the streamer that broke the mold with its combination of buzzy original programming and library of classics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Your programming allowed you to open the door for us, but you can’t answer Max’s question?”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


Vocabulary lists containing program

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training