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procedure

[pruh-see-jer] / prəˈsi dʒər /


Usage

What are other ways to say procedure? The noun procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. 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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Palmer, from Laindon near Basildon, said she hoped more people could "take the first step" when donating a kidney and that nine weeks after the procedure she felt "totally normal".

From BBC

"These are perfectly normal, trained, controlled events," says John, who was also keen to stress how pilots and controllers follow procedure closely so they can avoid busy airspace becoming unmanageable.

From BBC

She said the 18-year-old was forced to wait for a flight home after the procedure while bleeding and cramping.

From BBC

Still others had speculated that the pause reflected a revision of Chinese military training procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal

After frantic work in the garage, Mercedes managed to fix Russell's car by applying a series of default procedures such as switching the car off and on again and swapping out the steering wheel.

From BBC