multistep
adjective
mul·ti·step
ˌməl-tē-ˈstep 
-ˌtī-
: 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 …—
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The House was expected to vote as soon as Wednesday on the Senate budget resolution that is designed to unlock a multistep process to eventually fund the department.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The House is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday on the Senate budget resolution that is designed to unlock a multistep process to eventually fund the department, and the administration warned GOP lawmakers off making changes that could prolong passage.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Since its debut, it has been widely adopted by individual developers and large enterprise engineering teams who rely on it for complex, multistep coding tasks.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
OpenClaw agents, which are personal AI assistants designed to take over entire computers to carry out complex, multistep tasks, have blown up this year.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The House is expected to vote as soon as Wednesday on the Senate budget resolution that is designed to unlock a multistep process to eventually fund the department, and the administration warned GOP lawmakers off making changes that could prolong passage.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Since its debut, it has been widely adopted by individual developers and large enterprise engineering teams who rely on it for complex, multistep coding tasks.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
OpenClaw agents, which are personal AI assistants designed to take over entire computers to carry out complex, multistep tasks, have blown up this year.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Multistep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistep. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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