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 study also pointed to a specific biological process that may help explain the association.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“By the end of the process, I definitely felt ready to adapt myself. But in the beginning, there was just no way I would raise my hand for it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The former vice president of Costa Rica is calling for a selection process free from any preferential treatment for women.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In unit 4, the entire fifth floor was still flooded from the fuel-removal process.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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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