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as in lawsuits
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
a divorce proceeding
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as in processes
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
this is not the haphazard proceeding that it may seem to the casual observer
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Recent Examples of proceedings
Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.
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Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Journalists and television crews from around the world descended on the town of Morwell when the trial began in April, with millions of Australians following proceedings live through one of several popular daily podcasts.
—Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Caught in intense court proceedings and media scrutiny, their half-blind 11-year-old son (Milo Machado-Graner) is torn between his loyalty to his parents and the truth as a witness.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Among others, States could institute proceedings before the International Court of Justice against the Taliban, as the de facto authorities, for their violations of the Genocide Convention.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Neither faced removal proceedings.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Health and Human Services is supposed to play no role in the apprehension or initial detention of children and by law is not a party to children’s immigration proceedings.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
This year all eyes were on the ongoing war in Gaza, which dominated proceedings in and out of the premieres and press conferences.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
After nine years of protests, court proceedings on the case were finally opened in 2018.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Journalists and television crews from around the world descended on the town of Morwell when the trial began in April, with millions of Australians following proceedings live through one of several popular daily podcasts.
—Alasdair Pal, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Caught in intense court proceedings and media scrutiny, their half-blind 11-year-old son (Milo Machado-Graner) is torn between his loyalty to his parents and the truth as a witness.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Among others, States could institute proceedings before the International Court of Justice against the Taliban, as the de facto authorities, for their violations of the Genocide Convention.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Neither faced removal proceedings.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Health and Human Services is supposed to play no role in the apprehension or initial detention of children and by law is not a party to children’s immigration proceedings.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
This year all eyes were on the ongoing war in Gaza, which dominated proceedings in and out of the premieres and press conferences.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
After nine years of protests, court proceedings on the case were finally opened in 2018.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceedings
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Justice Defenders operates with a combination of federal money and in-kind ABA contributions, using the funds to support human rights defenders facing criminal charges, frivolous lawsuits and harassment.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Such a move could trigger a separation-of-powers showdown, though one that some legal experts say could be fruitless due to years of precedent preventing such lawsuits.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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United’s decade-plus of footballing dysfunction owes a partial debt to hiring processes that can make sense in the moment, but leave head coaches overexposed.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The two processes provide the robot with real-time spatial awareness that adapts to any object without prior training.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Department of State advised applicants to review embassy and consulate websites for more information on visa requirements, procedures, operating status, and available services.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Airlines currently use procedures like blocking the aisle at the front of the plane with a beverage cart when pilots need to open the door and exit the cockpit.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Among other roles, there are plenty of incredible data engineers, data scientists and data analysts who use advanced research methods to provide genuine insight into their club’s chances of success.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The film follows a recovering addict in an isolated Serbian monastery whose Orthodox patriarch employs unorthodox methods that are often more extreme than effective at getting results.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Proceedings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceedings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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