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a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
followed the procedure for replacing the broken part exactly as the owner's manual instructed
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Recent Examples of procedure
Kuriyama noted that restoring confidence in trade requires not only easing tensions, but also actions such as strengthening supply chain resilience and improving transparency of trade rules and procedures.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 May 2025
The audit will assess the school bus safety program’s outcomes and internal processes and procedures.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
The pilots executed a go-around, a routine safety procedure where an aircraft discontinues its landing and circles back for another attempt.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
The procedure is performed through microneedling, which forms channels in the skin before the product is applied topically to the face.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 May 2025
The audit will assess the school bus safety program’s outcomes and internal processes and procedures.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
The pilots executed a go-around, a routine safety procedure where an aircraft discontinues its landing and circles back for another attempt.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
The procedure is performed through microneedling, which forms channels in the skin before the product is applied topically to the face.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procedure
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As the director of printing technology at Alquist 3D his videos, showing the process of 3D -homes being built, get views in the tens of millions of views.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Finding that line is never easy, and the process of searching for it begins anew with each game.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The healthcare system is filled with bold promises and complicated policies.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Their exceedingly ambitious goal: to find compromise and a middle ground on one of the most contentious and insoluble issues of recent decades — and to bring some balance to a Trump policy that is almost wholly punitive in its nature and intent.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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In contrast with Lutherans and other Reformation faiths, Calvinism insisted on discipline as a key method for unifying communities.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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Use PayPal, Venmo, online banking or another accepted payment method to make a deposit of $5 or more.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Encourage agile methodologies and continuous learning to help teams stay ahead of evolving technologies.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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For more on what's involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Amanda Mitchell,
Allure,
16 May 2025
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Michigan Legacy Credit Union partnered with Wayne State University’s Institute of Gerontology three years ago to launch a program designed to prevent financial abuse.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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To address their concerns, organizations must also have an equal focus on a program of change management to reduce the organizational friction that usually accompanies a major pivot in strategy.—
Vinayak S,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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In the current state of Disney’s strategy, with Andor’s cost and season 1 viewership, had that not happened, it would have probably been cancelled after season 1, no matter how it was received.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The effectiveness of coping strategies can vary based on the age of the person with autism and the type of speech patterns involved.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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In the competitive world of alternative investments, SWI Group has distinguished itself through an approach that emphasizes local market knowledge as a key differentiator.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Our approach to ethical AI must be proactive rather than reactive, which means assessing every step for the potential to cause harm or ethical breaches at the planning stage.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Yes, Agathe gets caught up in a love triangle with the dopey but appealing Félix and the perma-mad but very alluring Oliver, and of course her writer’s block ebbs and flows, all of it bolstered by the positively Regency-perfect surroundings, but there’s more to it.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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And, of course, there’s a stigma that prevents some athletes from talking about it.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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“Procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procedure. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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