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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.

Example Sentences

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The part where the laser guides the VSELs around Scott’s body is perhaps the most dubious of a procedure littered with doubt.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“Now, when the doctor says, ‘This procedure can be reimbursed,’ I feel a sense of relief.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

One legitimate concern among cardiologists, says Blaha, is doctors who may inappropriately use a calcium score to justify doing a procedure, such as putting a stent in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Gomez met Gourkani and her fiance at a Marriott hotel in Burlingame, a few miles south of the airport, for the procedure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It was a delicate procedure, requiring the welders to balance on opposite ends of a beam while it was lowered onto columns, then welded in place.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover