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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A key step in this process is host cell lysis, the breaking open of a bacterial cell so that GTA particles can be released.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
That I wasn't told that he had failed security vetting when I was telling Parliament that due process had been followed is unforgivable.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Starmer said Thursday he wasn’t aware Mandelson had failed his vetting process, and blamed the Foreign Office for misleading him and other cabinet ministers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
JJ: Talk to me about the process of doing this piece.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The process starts at midnight in Germany, when Enigma operators reset their machines.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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