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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Instead of relying on a single brain region dedicated to social behavior, the process involved coordinated changes across multiple parts of the brain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
The union also made their initial bargaining proposal last week, the start of a long process that could jeopardize the 2027 season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The work was boosted further by the creation, starting in 2016, of 25 crime gun intelligence centers to process the data.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
This setup allowed them to examine the neural events leading up to a social decision and follow the process as it unfolded moment by moment.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Mobilization in any country was a lengthy process that could take weeks.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Vocabulary lists containing process
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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