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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.

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In a letter last month to the municipality of Lipari and the Sicily region, the environmental foundation Marevivo called the authorisation procedure for the desalination plants to be suspended.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

But before the procedure can be offered more widely, larger studies on more pregnant women are needed to show it can be an effective treatment.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Bijou Phillips is recovering from a recent kidney transplant, feeling thankful for everyone involved in the procedure.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

“Horrible, I just want to get home,” he said, sharing that he is healing after a medical procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

She hated her nose so much that she didn't even wait until college to have the procedure done.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Ashley is also campaigning for a change in the law, wanting to ensure councils follow consistent bullying procedures throughout the country.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The day after bouncing the U.S., the federation said it was still advocating for a review of the procedures that let Balogun play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

In addition, it may improve MRI guided cancer treatments by directing RF energy more precisely for procedures such as tumor hyperthermia or thermal tissue ablation.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The biggest fine levied against the GEO Group was for failure to establish and maintain “effective written procedures to reduce employee risk of exposure to aerosol transmissible disease.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Many Progressives—who tended to be middle-class white Protestants—held deep prejudices against immigrants and blacks and were so convinced of their own virtuous authority that they disdained democratic procedures.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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