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as in procedure
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
the process by which the elastic fibers spun by silkworms is turned into soft, lustrous cloth
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as in progress
forward movement in time or place
in the process of doing this project we all learned a lot
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as in imitation
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as in to refine
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Recent Examples of process
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The two-step process creates a ‘spread’ - seeking regular income while managing downside exposure.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2020
State Democrats and Republicans both agree that local election workers should be allowed to pre-process ballots early.
—Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020
Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Mexican officials waited in tents to help process the scores of deportees who now arrive daily on deportation flights from the United States to this city in the southern tip of Mexico.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
It’s been a really, really fun process.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The two-step process creates a ‘spread’ - seeking regular income while managing downside exposure.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This may have positioned several large cities that chose to pre-process ballots to deliver election results earlier than expected.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2020
State Democrats and Republicans both agree that local election workers should be allowed to pre-process ballots early.
—Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020
Verb
The Pentagon last month approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the DOJ to serve as temporary immigration judges, with the administration tapping the military to boost its effort to process and accelerate deportation maneuvers.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Mexican officials waited in tents to help process the scores of deportees who now arrive daily on deportation flights from the United States to this city in the southern tip of Mexico.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for process
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In this case, the majority of the court reached for an issue no one presented, setting aside the normal procedure of dealing only with the facts and questions presented by the litigants, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The department is responsible for ensuring safety protocols are followed through every stage of spacecraft development and testing, and when scientists and engineers interface with potential hazards like high-pressure procedures, vacuum chambers, radioactive materials and heavyweight hardware.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But even incremental progress would mark a break from a status quo that shields the powerful while leaving the rest behind.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Are rising rents and deepening exclusion the inevitable byproducts of progress, or the deliberate outcomes of political choices?—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Court summonses are always delivered by mail, not over the phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Takako Fuji originated the role of Kayako when the character and concept that would become The Grudge were still being refined back in Japan in the late '90s.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This final step uses cobalt molybdenum as the most effective catalyst to refine the oil into pure hydrocarbons that meet jet fuel specifications.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Developed by researchers from Dalhousie University, the innovative method offers a new way to reuse wastewater sustainably.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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But dishcloths are less wasteful and very easy to clean and reuse.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s one specific method that homeowners or stagers tend to use involving vanilla that is best to avoid, Eichstadt told the outlet.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have developed a new method that removes toxic pollutants from wastewater.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over time, this can promote autoimmune disorders, contribute to disease progression and decrease longevity.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Combining recent anti-amyloid medications with physical activity, for example, could be a way to hold off progression of Alzheimer’s.—
Alice Park,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Judge Christopher Tuite issued an arrest warrant Friday after waiting 30 minutes for Goudreau to show up for the third day of the bond hearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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That fingerprint was sufficient enough to qualify for a warrant to search the rest of the Norman home, where tests of the pipes leading out of the washing machine revealed some matter containing Beryl’s DNA.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Process.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/process. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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