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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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Sometimes it’s for one-time expenses, like an unexpected dental procedure that costs several hundred dollars.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Gemma was able to have a thrombectomy, which removes blood clots and restores blood flow to the brain, a procedure she has said is a "miracle treatment" that has enabled her to recover well.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Majumdar said the procedure is so common in teens that many baseball families regard it as “a rite of passage”: “They can be elite now that they’ve had their Tommy John surgery.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

According to some outside medical experts, she likely “survived the procedure because the drug, pentobarbital, probably poured into tissue surrounding the insertion sites instead of entering her bloodstream.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Singer became very familiar with the procedure of the courts and he was in a constant state of agitation.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

So, too, are the movies that depict journalism’s procedures and how arduous and exhausting they are.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

It said it would now look at the rules and procedures of the annual contest, which has been running for 15 years and is specifically for microscopic images.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Chevron said Wednesday that it has begun shut-in procedures at four of its assets in the Gulf, which the U.S. calls the Gulf of America, and is evacuating all associated personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A record 4.7 million planned treatments, procedures and appointments occurred across June, July and August – more than in any previous summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In other words, the social procedures we have for establishing certain types of fact cannot be justified, but they are successful, they pay, and this is why we employ them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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