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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Rowan could use another friend to help him through the grieving process.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The team believes the process is driven by a gravitational tug-of-war between the star and its planet, known as tidal interaction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Rapidus will make one wafer at a time and process it right away, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
He said detention facilities were necessary to detain people so they could be guaranteed due process.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Michael was in the process of unscrewing the jar, but he stopped.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
