procedures

noun

plural of procedure
1
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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2
as in policies
a way of acting or proceeding followed standard procedure for dealing with a consumer complaint

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Recent Examples of procedures On Wednesday, Chitty ordered that the trial procedures will remain in effect at this time for future proceedings in the case. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Operating procedures are due in 60 days and will likely answer some of these questions. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 An executive order signed the previous January had given every federal agency 12 months to revise its environmental procedures, and July 3 was the deadline. — Will Pattiz, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 SafeSport’s authority and procedures from the perspective of the accused, while accusing the organization of negligence from the perspective of survivors. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026 ForSight says 100% of the 26 procedures were completed robotically without switching to manual surgery. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Those procedures can add significant cost and interrupt operations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 However, federal rules restrict recovery in some circumstances, such as when there is a surviving spouse or a surviving child who is under 21, blind or disabled, and states must have procedures for undue-hardship waivers. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Homendy has warned that without making changes in regulations, operating procedures and laws, close calls and incidents like what happened with Marine One could continue to occur. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procedures
  1. processes
  2. policies
  3. methods
  4. strategies
  5. techniques
  6. methodologies
  7. programs
Noun
  • Webb’s infrared vision is particularly useful here because infrared light can penetrate dust that blocks much of the visible light, giving astronomers a better look at the processes taking place inside stellar nurseries.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Legal experts assert the President cannot unilaterally redefine constitutional rights or circumvent Supreme Court decisions, urging him to accept the ruling and pursue lawful legislative or amendment processes instead of executive improvisation.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of processes
Noun
  • Leaders say there have been no new developments yet on the lawsuit and claim most Jeffco families agree with the district's policies and actions.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bass also challenged Raman’s claim that the reduction in homelessness in her council district was primarily the result of her policies, arguing that Inside Safe played a major role.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of policies
Noun
  • Sakamoto will tell you about the building, and the old methods used to hold it together without nails.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The development could offer insights into addressing construction-sector challenges, including worker shortages, building efficiency, and the difficulty of scaling new housing methods.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • That combination can make the usual credit card payoff strategies difficult to sustain.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many countries will benefit from similar hedgehog strategies that draw on the technological revolution favoring defense, insulating their territories against contagion.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • Privacy-preserving techniques such as differential privacy, federated learning, and on-device modeling let a publisher predict reader behavior without ever assembling an identifiable profile in a central warehouse.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The messages were created using temporary chalk and power-washing techniques, with a cleanup plan in place from the outset.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of techniques
Noun
  • Higher-quality polls rely on expensive methodologies, such as randomized sampling, so many pollsters opt for cheaper solutions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Deal teams increasingly use risk tiering methodologies that segment findings based on their transaction relevance and contractual impact.
    — Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of methodologies
Noun
  • Proposition 1, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, would provide billions of dollars for affordable housing development, expand homeownership programs and invest in solutions to address the state's chronic issue with homelessness.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast to the other programs Teonic has led, the Bears are not in need of a turnaround, having won at least eight games in 13 of the past 19 full seasons and advanced to the Class 6A quarterfinals last season.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of programs

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