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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
Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Any insight into the thought processes of people like him is informative and amusing, if a bit depressing as well.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
The judge overseeing the Sweet settlement agreement ultimately sided with the class of student loan borrowers, ordering the Education Department to process most of the post-class Borrower Defense to Repayment applications (totalling at least 170,000) by the original January 28, 2026 deadline.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
To keep the neurosphere running at peak efficiency, the team has streamlined its experimental process to produce new organoids, monitor existing ones 24/7, and maintain electrical stimulations.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Any insight into the thought processes of people like him is informative and amusing, if a bit depressing as well.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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
In the following weeks, though, the odds grew more remote, as key Senate Democrats signalled a lack of appetite to go back to the mat, and their colleagues in the House worked with Republicans to process the bills necessary to fund the government on a longer-term basis.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
The judge overseeing the Sweet settlement agreement ultimately sided with the class of student loan borrowers, ordering the Education Department to process most of the post-class Borrower Defense to Repayment applications (totalling at least 170,000) by the original January 28, 2026 deadline.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for process
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The man likely underwent trepanation, an ancient surgical procedure where a hole is bored into a living person’s skull to treat conditions like migraines or seizures.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Using a long, multistep procedure, the pair was able to gain enough information from the ghost equation to recover the gradient.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Feb. 2026
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In my classroom, the difference between progress and failure often comes down to whether someone trusted can rock a baby during the first period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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These projects remind us that progress didn’t happen by accident, and that joy and pain can sometimes exist side by side.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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The summonses for Musk and Yaccarino and the search at the X office were related to an investigation launched in January 2025 over complaints about how X's algorithm recommends content to users and gathers data, the prosecutor's office said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The department started issuing warnings for noncompliant buildings last April but was only sending summonses to those that had more than 30 apartments and exceeded four warnings.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
21 Jan. 2026
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Luckritz said the departments would continue refining the data dashboards before releasing them to the public later this year.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Finally, refine your search based on brand, year and mileage preferences.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Elements of the necklace were reused as brooches, and some gems were dismantled to facilitate different uses.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
25 Jan. 2026
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But before reusing, inspect its quality.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
25 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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When physicians practice for years under a license that does not allow progression, regardless of performance, instability becomes embedded in the health-care system.—
José Sosa-Palacios,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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As for oral medications, spironolactone is often prescribed off-label to help slow the progression of hair loss and boost hair regrowth.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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Democrats want to see the administration lean more heavily on the use of judicial warrants, which require signoff by a judge, in certain situations.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Among the demands are a requirement for judicial warrants, better identification of DHS officers, new use of force standards and a stop to racial profiling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Process.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/process. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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