program
noun
a plan of action to accomplish a specified end.
had programmed
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past perfectof program.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In a statement to local media, Woolworths said it had programmed Olive to respond this way.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Former EWP artistic director Tim Dang returns to direct a revival that Snehal Desai had programmed and was slated to direct before he was appointed Center Theatre Group’s new artistic leader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
She had programmed it to text her if he failed to move for 12 hours, a setting called “mortality mode.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
Mike: You had programmed a little bit, too.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2019
I planned the first thing I wanted to say to her, so Mrs. V and I had programmed it in ahead of time.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
