processes

[pros-es-iz, -uh-siz, -uh-seez, proh-ses-iz, proh-suh-seez] / ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, -ə sɪz, -əˌsiz, ˈproʊ sɛs ɪz, ˈproʊ sə siz /

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method; series of actions to achieve result n.
subject to series of actions to achieve result v.

NOUN

method; series of actions to achieve result

Synonyms

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action case course development growth means measure mechanism movement operation practice procedure proceeding progress rule step system technique trial way

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advance channels evolution fashion formation manner mode outgrowth performance progression routine stage suit transaction unfolding wise working

WEAK

course of action modus operandi red tape

Antonyms

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cessation decline decrease idleness ignorance inaction inactivity stoppage

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failure halt

VERB

subject to series of actions to achieve result

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alter convert deal with dispose of handle prepare refine transform treat

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concoct fulfill

WEAK

make ready take care of

Antonyms

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continue hold ignore keep neglect preserve remain retain

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forget

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processes

These reactions are essential to processes such as photosynthesis, catalysis and biological energy conversion, but they happen so quickly that they are extremely difficult to observe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

These carry information about violent, high-energy processes in the cosmos.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The commerce platform, which processes sales for merchants including Barnes & Noble, Claire’s and e.l.f.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The patterns repeatedly involved brain regions associated with memory and self-referential thought, or the mental processes people use when thinking about themselves and their own experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

On the Earth before life, there may already have been chemical processes resembling respiration and photosyn thesis cycling in the soil, perhaps to be incorporated by life once it arose.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan