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Definitions

standard operating procedure

NOUN
established procedure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
modus operandi
WEAK
set form sop standing order

Example Sentences

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His memorandum wasn’t an aberration but standard operating procedure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Being married while working is standard operating procedure for many feminists.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

An execution is botched if it does not follow standard operating procedure or departs from the requirements of the legal protocol that governs the conduct of executions.

From Slate • May 12, 2025

It has subsequently emerged arresting officer Bryan Gillis had failed to activate his bodycam video before Scheffler was stopped, handcuffed and arrested, despite it being standard operating procedure.

From BBC • May 21, 2024

But his standard operating procedure is to ignore me.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan