Thesaurus results for PROCEDURES

procedures

noun

plural of procedure

as in processes

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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a way of acting or proceeding followed standard procedure for dealing with a consumer complaint

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Recent Examples of procedures Police say a man, who was a passenger in the sedan, was quickly extricated from the vehicle and received intensive advanced life-saving procedures by paramedics on site. —

Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2026 Owing to several conditions—new vetting procedures, ICE arrests of sponsors going through that vetting, and lack of access to lawyers (waitlists for pro-bono counsel are in the thousands)—a child’s average length of detention jumped to four months in 2025, up from just one month the year before. —

E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 The findings further said that procedures for the evacuations of cabins due to flooding were not reviewed with camp staff and counselors and that the campers were not instructed on how a flood evacuation would happen — making quick-thinking emergency decisions all the more difficult. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 In its first year, the new approach led Cigna to cut prior authorization requirements for tests and procedures by 15% and make changes to reduce patients’ out-of-pocket expenses, the company reported. —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 June 2026 Domenech’s counterclaim accuses Negrón of conflicts of interest tied to incentive and tax-decree procedures that allegedly benefited clients linked to the law firm of Negrón’s 88-year-old grandfather. —

Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 They can be resolved through the application of authoritative expertise and through the organization’s current structures, procedures, and ways of doing things. —

Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Under a master research agreement finalized in the first quarter of 2026, university researchers and company engineers will collaborate on testing procedures. —

Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026 The company says all drivers are trained specifically in LTL operations to handle pickup and delivery, with expertise in freight handling, multi-stop routing and dock procedures. —

Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

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The only opposition came from James Eadie, a licensed pyrotechnic operator, who said hobby rocket users could have difficulty complying with the bill because many local governments do not have permitting processes for storing small quantities of rocket motors.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
The more scientists understand these processes, the more likely those in the medical field can come up with treatments and interventions for neurological and psychological conditions.

— Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026