process
Usage
What are other ways to say process?
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. 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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They have been made to pay for a dreadful first half of the season, failing to win any of their opening 19 games and picking up just three points in the process.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Caravello said he declined a plea deal early in the process.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Some hedge funds began trying to short individual stocks and bonds issued by firms that invest in private credit, but the process was cumbersome and costly, one hedge-fund manager said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
That process has played out countless times over the past few years with Tesla shares, according to Johnson.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Not only did the re-seeding fail by not generating much grass, it also created an environment where the natural growth that was occurring—the trees—were destroyed in the process.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing process
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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