proceeding
Usage
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The noun proceeding, commonly proceedings (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. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure.Example Sentences
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The book offers a glimmer of hope as well, albeit a faint one, and concludes with some plainspoken recommendations about proceeding with extreme caution and slowing down.
From Los Angeles Times
“I have maintained my innocence. I don’t think the city should have been dragged into this proceeding at all,” he said during a council meeting Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
Her lawyer, Nicole Servaty, told journalists that she "really had a voice in this proceeding", adding: "She was able to testify, to express her feelings and everything that has burdened her."
From BBC
Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven oil reserves, shrugged off the threat of more pain, insisting that it was proceeding with business as usual.
From Barron's
The Panama Canal Authority, meanwhile, is proceeding with plans to sell two plots of land on either side of the waterway to be developed into container ports.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
