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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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She said the calves’ reaction to the hot iron indicates that pain medication, such as lidocaine, was not applied before the procedure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Don’t let what your job or the government says about a mentally and physically taxing procedure to determine whether you take sick leave.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

"If they want to initiate extradition proceedings, by all means," he added, calling extradition cases in US courts "a demanding procedure".

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

It was revealed the 74-year-old from Skewen, Wales, had been rushed to a hospital near her home in Faro, Portugal, on Wednesday for the procedure and was recuperating.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Woodward, Lamb's colleague from the Medical Museum, took notes of the procedure.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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