process
Usage
What are other ways to say process?
A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. 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.
Example Sentences
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The process of becoming oversubscribed isn’t hard to understand.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In studies involving mice, the treatment reduced nerve cell loss, helped the animals live longer, and targeted a biological process that existing Alzheimer's drugs do not address.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The confidential process allows regulators and companies to engage in a back-and-forth dialogue about disclosures as they complete the so-called prospectus for the stock offering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It is unclear how long such a process would take.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Scientists realized that if they could break apart an atom’s nucleus, it would release energy as it split, a process they named fission.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing process
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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