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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
Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Bahrain, said Gulf states haven’t previously significantly participated in proceedings against Israel at international courts, and that that could change.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
As such, Ernst & Young will oversee the restructuring process and maintain a website where information regarding the proceedings can be obtained.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
Crouser stepped in the ring late in the proceedings, but was unable to register a single throw.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Call My Agent The Movie – or Dix Pour Cent Le Film to give it its French title – picks up proceedings five years after the agency has closed.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Talks of a potential lease sale come as Miami-Dade continues court proceedings to try and evict the Seaquarium from the county land.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Its judges can call for investigations and issue rulings on urgent matters during proceedings, which are subject to review by the full court.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Beijing did not participate in the proceedings and maintains the decision is invalid.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
As such, Ernst & Young will oversee the restructuring process and maintain a website where information regarding the proceedings can be obtained.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
Crouser stepped in the ring late in the proceedings, but was unable to register a single throw.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Call My Agent The Movie – or Dix Pour Cent Le Film to give it its French title – picks up proceedings five years after the agency has closed.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Talks of a potential lease sale come as Miami-Dade continues court proceedings to try and evict the Seaquarium from the county land.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Its judges can call for investigations and issue rulings on urgent matters during proceedings, which are subject to review by the full court.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Beijing did not participate in the proceedings and maintains the decision is invalid.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceedings
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On the extreme, digital accessibility might be seen as purely a compliance issue – a means of adhering to regulations and avoiding lawsuits and bad publicity.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Look for opportunities to plug CCU into existing processes with minimal disruption.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Precision meets material innovation Advanced lasers needed to imprint such tiny formats already exist, Tsapatsis explained, but the challenge has been finding materials and processes capable of handling ever-smaller microchips.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Breast augmentation has been among the top five most popular plastic surgery procedures for almost two decades, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and patients are discussing their implants more than ever before, down to specific surgical techniques.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rather than invasive procedures, patients undergo a simple blood draw — a liquid biopsy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As the late historian Barry Rubin documented in his biography of Arafat, the Palestinian leader used a variety of methods, both buying off and burying his opponents.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Despite their mass use, Manuylov hopes to convince various associations and research boards to conduct comparative field tests of the classic methods versus his own.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Proceedings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceedings. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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