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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Allan didn’t want to sell because he felt the timing was poor and believed he was being frozen out of the decision-making process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Even one senator from Biya's party described the process as "suspicious".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Rapidus will make one wafer at a time and process it right away, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The paper went through an extensive peer-review process.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
“You could process out loud,” Aaron said as they crossed the street.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.