process
Usage
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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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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 team believes the process is driven by a gravitational tug-of-war between the star and its planet, known as tidal interaction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Acquiring security clearances remained a long and arduous process.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Cave people must have gone through this same process.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.