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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
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance, updated in 2012 as part of the city’s municipal code, largely forbids Chicago police from cooperating with federal immigration agencies in deportation proceedings.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Criminal proceedings for a man accused of arson and murder in the deaths of a couple who had been renting him a room in their San Marcos home were paused Thursday after the man’s attorney raised questions about his mental competency.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
One claims that the California medical board is targeting doctors who promote Covid misinformation, threatening them with disciplinary proceedings.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
In sealed proceedings, lawyers for the Federal Reserve asked Boasberg to quash them.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The French director’s movie will formally kick off proceedings with a premiere at Cannes’ Grand Théâtre Lumière on May 12, following the opening ceremony hosted by actress Eye Haïdara.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Although her multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios and his crisis PR team remains set for trial next month in New York City, the proceedings now mainly will revolve around Lively’s defamation and retaliation claims.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The proceedings are sometimes troubling.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Both Amazon and SpaceX have accused each other of using Federal Communications Commission proceedings to delay the other’s satellite launches at various times over the years.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Criminal proceedings for a man accused of arson and murder in the deaths of a couple who had been renting him a room in their San Marcos home were paused Thursday after the man’s attorney raised questions about his mental competency.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
One claims that the California medical board is targeting doctors who promote Covid misinformation, threatening them with disciplinary proceedings.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
In sealed proceedings, lawyers for the Federal Reserve asked Boasberg to quash them.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The French director’s movie will formally kick off proceedings with a premiere at Cannes’ Grand Théâtre Lumière on May 12, following the opening ceremony hosted by actress Eye Haïdara.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Although her multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios and his crisis PR team remains set for trial next month in New York City, the proceedings now mainly will revolve around Lively’s defamation and retaliation claims.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The proceedings are sometimes troubling.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Both Amazon and SpaceX have accused each other of using Federal Communications Commission proceedings to delay the other’s satellite launches at various times over the years.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceedings
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This article quotes from and is based largely on records from three lawsuits against formula manufacturers that went to trial in 2024 and are now on appeal.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then, as in many other lawsuits like Sierra’s, the city suddenly wanted to settle.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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According to coverage from Time, dark showering combines three separate physiological processes.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Building departments that struggled with outdated manual processes now offer technology solutions that benefit everyone.—
Ian Cohen,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the reigning champs frequently put Towns in defensive actions, often creating wide-open driving lanes to the rim, much to the ire of head coach Mike Brown.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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On the other side were Jews who tended to be far more concerned about the resurgence of antisemitism on the right, from the likes of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and believed that Israel’s aggressive actions were partially responsible for making Jews unsafe.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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All mission events are subject to change, to an even greater extent than ISS missions, because Artemis 2 is developing procedures and systems for the wider Artemis program.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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As part of the legal fight over the ban, Anthropic also filed a complaint in an appellate court in Washington, DC, focusing on a law governing procedures for mitigating supply-chain risks in procurement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Failing to establish and maintain effective methods to identify and evaluate hazards related to retrieving, transporting, storing, and handling explosive ordnance, including grenades.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Geophysics experts also raise significant doubts about the methods behind the theory.—
Ryan Brennan
April 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Proceedings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceedings. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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