modus
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈmoʊdəs/
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modo
- That's the modus operandi of this crime.
- modus operandi
- modus vivendi
- a new modus
Beyond that, I don't know how much I reflect upon it as a, as a modus for self discovery.
- Beyond that, I don't know how much I reflect upon it as a, as a modus for self discovery.
- And this is the the particular modus operandi of yourself, Andrew Doyle specifically, and Zooby's very famous video where he did the deadlift record.
- And this is the the particular modus operandi of yourself, Andrew Doyle specifically, and Zubie's very famous video where he did the deadlift record.
- OK, So people, so companies say even Twitter was operating on a following modus.
Examples
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A wave has a very strong impact on the modus operandi of a society.
Academic text (2017) -
As with previous attacks, the modus operandi of the gang was to strike two targets almost simultaneously.
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Form a contract of how you should be with each other and make that a practical modus operandi.
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Give them the modus operandi.
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What they call a modus operandi.
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Lifelong learning is the modus operandi of information age community colleges.
Academic text (1997) -
Alan Riding describes the typical modus operandi of the system.
Academic text (1993) -
One result was that the West's modus operandi for dealing with Russia became a holding operation.
Academic text (1993) -
Strategies for risk management will affect the modus operandi of drug syndicates, including their size, structure, composition, and organization.
Academic text (2007) -
The detective noted that the modus operandi of the criminal was always to avoid detection by the police.
Synonyms
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7.5
A usual way a person or group does something
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Modus comes from the Latin modus, meaning 'way' or 'measure' and giving us the English word mode. So a modus is a particular way or method of doing something — a usual or chosen 'mode' of action.