process
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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Canadian professor Newman uses archaeological terms for the process: surveying, gridding, digging and sifting.
From Los Angeles Times
“The overall process ... has made an impact,” said Jordan Church, dean of students at Harvard-Westlake upper school.
From Los Angeles Times
Baber now says he has cracked the Zodiac killer’s identity, and in the process solved the Black Dahlia case as well.
From Los Angeles Times
His production might have to drop by a fifth, endangering his three processing plants and 1,500 employees.
There is a long interconnection process that takes years to complete, and there is an even more complex regime for new power plants.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
