Cycle and Method

Cycle

Cycle noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.

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Method and cycle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Method" instead a noun "Cycle".

Nearby Words: cyclic, cycling, cyclically, cyclical, cycled

Method noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

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Cycle and method are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cycle" instead a noun "Method".

old	old cycle	old method
similar	similar cycle	similar method
normal	normal cycle	normal method
typical	typical cycle	typical method
Other adjectives: usual, current, standard, original, proper, single, obvious, actual, entire, slow, quick, new, final, unusual, primary, bizarre, basic, different, previous.

Near the end of the game, the heroes discover that the method of defeating Sin is what perpetuates the cycle - the "Final Aeon" called by the Final Summoning becomes the next Sin.

Source: Vicious Cycle
Turns out Hades is harvesting deceased souls en masse to form into monsters, and this method is wreaking havoc on the cycle of reincarnation.

Source: Offscreen Villain Dark Matter
However, the whole party calls bullshit on it because he very clearly enjoys being a horrible bastard and his method of ending said cycle involves killing everyone alive.

Source: Visionary Villain

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