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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 most cases, the procedure results in a trial.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As a precaution, the astronauts sheltered inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft while the repair procedure was being evaluated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Some experience cramping and discomfort for days after the procedure.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Millions of Americans are skipping their colonoscopies due to concerns about the cost, time commitment and undergoing a procedure with anesthesia.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Although Regiomontanus worked out how to make such a measurement in 1471, the full account of his procedure was not published until 1531.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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