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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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The Skims founder is then shown in a hospital bed in a series of clips, one in which it appears she’s being wheeled into a procedure.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The Home Office website cites World Health Organisation figures showing three million girls undergo some form, external of the procedure every year in Africa alone.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Additionally, the suspension applies "until such time as the environmental impact assessment procedure has been conducted before the national authority competent in environmental matters."

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Stewart nixed the rest of his summer tour because he had to undergo a heart procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Singer became very familiar with the procedure of the courts and he was in a constant state of agitation.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Facing the greatest disaster in Los Angeles history, the county government did not have the plans and procedures in place it needed to jump-start a recovery after the January 2025 fires, a new review found.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Blessed Trust previously said it operated in accordance with laws and regulatory requirements, and carried out sanctions-screening procedures.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

She said it would never be possible to know exactly how many lives could have been saved if safeguarding procedures had been properly followed.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

A GNS Science review of the 2011 disaster reported a 96% survival rate among people in inundated areas and highlighted the importance of education and evacuation procedures.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

“But the Germans added new procedures, new complications, just as they launched their attack in Western Europe. Now we’re shut out again.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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