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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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Dentists could apply the gel directly to teeth using a procedure similar to existing fluoride treatments, making it potentially easy to incorporate into routine dental care.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Napoli star McTominay has scored four goals in seven outings since recovering from a minor heart procedure.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

A grand jury, however, might convene only once a month, requiring the need for an expedited procedure.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Garrett is “making good progress” and his situation is a “week-to-week basis, McVay said. … Receiver Davante Adams is recovering from a procedure to address his injured hamstring and is “doing really well,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to the Rodina’s emergency procedure, Marina would have to escape from her cabin before Valentina tried to land the plane.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

When women must pay for expensive procedures like IVF, the anxiety can stall careers and compound into hundreds of thousands in lost earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Make your investing decisions as a result of rules and procedures, rather than ad hoc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Speaking earlier this week, a UK government spokesperson said there were "well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this" and that the risk to the public remains low.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Eliminating auxiliary qubits and repeated resets could reduce the equipment and procedures needed to retrieve quantum information.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

In other words, the social procedures we have for establishing certain types of fact cannot be justified, but they are successful, they pay, and this is why we employ them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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