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process

[pros-es, proh-ses] / ˈprɒs ɛs, ˈproʊ sɛs /




Usage

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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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For the 30-year-old self-published author Vianney Harelly, writing poetry is an “imperfect, messy and ugly” process, where she is allowed to break all the rules that would limit her creativity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Airports have almost no say in this process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Why was the prime minister so apparently lacking in curiosity about both the process and its outcome?

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

In the first phase of the refund process, “unliquidated entries” will get handled, meaning entries of goods where the tariff payment hasn’t been finalized.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

In 1799, New York had begun the gradual process of abolishing slavery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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