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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 response to speculation, we can confirm that Martin O'Neill has undergone a small procedure in hospital," Celtic posted on social media.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The hospital has also doubled up many of its single-occupancy hospital rooms, converted its gift shop to a procedure room and resorted to treating patients in what were once meditation and waiting rooms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Sam was advised the procedure should be treated as permanent, as it can only be reversed in some circumstances.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

USC opened training camp this week without the services of its top returning wideout, Tanook Hines, after the sophomore underwent an offseason surgical procedure that has yet to revealed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Bobby, distrustful of doctors, tried to talk her out of the procedure, and they argued about it for hours.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It said it had improved its services and procedures and was no longer employing the care worker involved.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

For Season 1, the actors underwent a five-day medical boot camp to learn terminology and procedures, and to ask real-world doctors any questions they might have.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Indeed, Vought and Paoletta are close allies—Vought executes the dubious budgetary procedures; Paoletta handles the legal arguments.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

They will require that autonomous vehicles feature safe procedures to activate and deactivate automated driving, it said.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

If the price of dog food and cake mix can be rationalized, why can’t some sort of rough “safety index” be devised which allows us to gauge how safe various activities, procedures, and illnesses are?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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