Drill
Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill
Program and drill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Program" instead the word "Drill" as a noun or a verb.
Program
Program noun - A listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play).
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Synonyms for Program
Drill and program are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drill" instead the word "Program" as a noun or a verb.
Both words in one sentence
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: Captain O'Day and the other instructors in the Spartan-IV program, despite many of their trainees already being decorated veterans, with the justification being that they need to be broken out of their bad habits.
Source: Literature / Halo: New Blood -
In Action is stated to have joined up based as part of an "experimental program", and is a punk girl who automatically bristles at authority, which doesn't go down well with the Drill Sergeant Nasty.
Source: The Squadette - For example, Vita is a Really 700 Years Old Elegant Gothic Little Miss Badass sentient program that wields a mechanical hammer that can become rocket-powered, sport a drill, or grow to the size of a large building for Humongous Mecha smashing.
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