multistep

adjective

mul·​ti·​step ˌməl-tē-ˈstep How to pronounce multistep (audio)
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: involving two or more distinct steps or stages
the first step in a multistep process
a multistep strategy/approach
Play strategy games like chess and Monopoly often, recommends Suzanne Farmer … . They're great practice for making decisions and thinking through multistep problems …Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Examples of multistep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The union already had suspended its on-the-ground campaigning on behalf of Al-Alim, but was required to follow a multistep process, which lasted about two weeks, to officially retract the endorsement. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 The pandemic also illuminated just how much U.S. companies depend on China in the multistep manufacturing processes that bring products to consumers, including items crucial for national security and for the transition to green energy. Shannon K. O’Neil, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 The department’s contractors required a multistep approval process to approve follow-up examinations and were responsible for the cost of specialty consultations, according to the lawsuit. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024 At the moment, that’s predominantly manipulation tasks that aren’t well structured—for example, getting multiple objects to interact with each other, handling things that are difficult to model (like fabrics), or extended multistep tasks. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2024 The best at-home chemical peels From highly effective multistep treatments to easy-to-use products crafted by professionals, there is truly an acid out there for every skin type. Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2023 This was always an annoying multistep process, usually involving batches and the whole problem of getting the contents of a Dutch oven into my blender by ladle and measuring cup. Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 To try to obtain footage, the board had to navigate a baroque multistep process. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023 Expect to pay more President Fran Drescher and other SAG-AFTRA leaders say the new deal represents more than $1 billion in gains over the union’s previous three-year contract, including multistep bumps in pay for actors and a new fund for paying performers a share of profits on streaming projects. Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multistep was in 1903

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“Multistep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistep. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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