process
Usage
What are other ways to say process?
A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
Example Sentences
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“This process will take several years, and I do not anticipate it having any impact on the projects underway or the location of the facilities,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Speaking to broadcasters, Sir Keir Starmer said he had handed over all the "messages I hold" and had "complied" with the process.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
If GM wanted to relocate the American Axle factory’s equipment and restart production elsewhere, the process would take months, Browne said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Scientists call this process soil respiration, and it represents one of the largest carbon flows on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
During the final weeks of the pledge process, we learned songs that taught us our sense of mission as well as brought us closer to one another.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Vocabulary lists containing process
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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