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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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Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity, with some influencers detailing their own slimming journeys to both acclaim and criticism.

From BBC

Researchers estimate that more than two million people worldwide require bone graft procedures each year.

From Science Daily

The following document outlines our comprehensive procedures regarding loud children in worship.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, it was developed under rigorous procedures of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to ensure that the chapter, like all chapters in the manual, reflects the best available scientific evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Estrada Juarez is among many immigrants arrested for deportation at courthouses since last year, a practice that breaks from longstanding former procedure.

From Los Angeles Times