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procedure

[pruh-see-jer] / prəˈsi dʒər /


Usage

What are other ways to say procedure? The noun procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. 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.

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Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Weeks after Brioney's scan, it was clear the procedure had worked - the blood flow to the babies had been rebalanced, although there were other issues during the course of her pregnancy.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

I would not recommend a lengthy, traumatic or costly court procedure that would likely end up back to where you started, only with a pile of legal bills.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

A week after the last procedure, the device they implanted fell out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The next summer, when Dad was hired as a consultant by a washing machine company, we went through the same procedure with the washboard and hand-wringer at Nantucket.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

In addition, it may improve MRI guided cancer treatments by directing RF energy more precisely for procedures such as tumor hyperthermia or thermal tissue ablation.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The day after bouncing the U.S., the federation said it was still advocating for a review of the procedures that let Balogun play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The biggest fine levied against the GEO Group was for failure to establish and maintain “effective written procedures to reduce employee risk of exposure to aerosol transmissible disease.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The law, however, cannot be approved before August 10 due to EU procedures.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

If science is largely culturally determined, then the now familiar conclusion follows: its procedures and conclusions will reflect a purely local consensus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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