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system
noun as in order, whole
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Strong matches
classification, combination, complex, conformity, coordination, entity, ideology, integral, orderliness, philosophy, regularity, setup, sum, theory, totality
Weak matches
fixed order, frame of reference, integrate, logical order, red tape
noun as in method, plan
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arrangement, operation, policy, practice, procedure, process, scheme, strategy, structure, technique
Strong matches
artifice, custom, fashion, manner, methodicalness, methodology, mode, orderliness, pattern, proceeding, regularity, routine, systematization, tactics, theory, usage, way, wise
Weak matches
course of action, definite plan, logical process, modus, modus operandi, orderly process, systematic process
Example Sentences
Over the course of the novel, he learns again and again that the system sets people up to fail.
But Wilson saw the situation differently, citing a series of factors about Mitchell’s traumatic upbringing in the foster-care system, history of addiction and “believable remorse” as justification for a shorter sentence.
But with the Trump administration intent on upending the existing immigration system, leaders of California-based farming groups said the timing may be right for getting a comprehensive immigration measure passed.
They stressed that hazardous soil would be sent to landfills with liners and leachate collection systems — equipment that gathers and pumps out liquid waste that trickles to the bottom of the dump.
Sir Keir has called the current benefits system "unsustainable, indefensible and unfair", discouraging people from working while producing a "spiralling bill".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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