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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
The hold is a procedure outlined by the Standard Response Protocol, used widely by schools across the country to respond to crisis situations.
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors have argued in court filings that officials had a right to go through Mangione’s possessions as part of routine arrest procedures and to search for any weapons that could be a safety threat.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Gaza’s health system was decimated in the war, rendering advanced surgical procedures out of reach.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
RIFs are very technical documents and there’s a lot of procedures.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors have argued in court filings that officials had a right to go through Mangione’s possessions as part of routine arrest procedures and to search for any weapons that could be a safety threat.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Gaza’s health system was decimated in the war, rendering advanced surgical procedures out of reach.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
RIFs are very technical documents and there’s a lot of procedures.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procedure
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Much of our concern about climate change and reproduction is rooted in the idea that reproduction is one of the first processes to fail under stress.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, not everyone agrees that price discovery - the process of establishing a market price at which demand and supply for an item are matched - has collapsed altogether.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Analysts and former diplomats told CNN that successive British governments have failed to strike the correct balance on China, resulting in a policy characterized by mistrust, skittishness and incoherence.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights organizes, educates, and defends immigrant communities, pairing on-the-ground support with an unflinching push for a more humane national policy.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Other agencies that currently rely on the VSL in areas from highway safety to consumer product regulation ought to revisit whether their methods truly serve the public interest.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Our methodology accounts for the size of the executive’s business; the health of that business; her innovation; her influence; her career trajectory; and her impact.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Using a methodology comprising those metrics, the chart provides a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, when the biennial count showed an increase in unhoused young adults ages 18 to 24, for example, Heyhoe said advocates developed a new pilot program aimed at preventing youth homelessness.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The massive K-pop machine is notorious for its artist development and production programs.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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With the benefit of hindsight, analysts and investors have blamed much of Kraft Heinz’s downward spiral on the brutal cost-cutting strategy imposed after the merger.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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There are other factors that contribute to layoffs aside from new technology, like overhiring, the state of the economy and a shift in corporate strategy.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Deepica and her team have consistently delivered meaningful innovation rooted in inclusivity, while also demonstrating the operational rigor, collaborative approach, and consumer connection needed to scale in prestige retail.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump has warned against killing protesters and had repeatedly threatened to intervene if Tehran does not change course.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those economies will be joined by at least 11 others over the course of the month in setting interest rates, including South Africa and Mozambique, where policymakers’ next moves are far less certain.—
Monique Vanek,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procedure. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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