Thesaurus results for PROCEEDINGS

proceedings

noun

plural of proceeding

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 Ramos said her father, who had been arrested at the Bank of America on West Capitol Avenue, had been involved in immigration proceedings for eight years. — Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026 Mohassib remained largely silent during the proceedings, speaking briefly to correct the judge's pronunciation of his name. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 Prospect Medical filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last January with bankruptcy court proceedings in the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026 At proceedings inside the country's Senate Friday, legislators unanimously found Peña guilty of malfeasance in office, according to the Senate's website. — Ava Berger, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026 The council can also initiate removal proceedings through a two-thirds vote, followed by a public hearing with at least 10 days’ notice. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026 Local politicians scheduled to speak at the Camerimage opening proceedings acknowledged the severity of the shooting, which has sent shockwaves across the country today, before opening ceremony proceedings began. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026 None of this is particularly enlightening, and any opportunity to portray the conflict between Stewart’s celebrity, soldierly and civilian identities is squandered by the consistently phony, ennobling tone of proceedings. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Aimee and Jake subsequently had to complete a lengthy and expensive legal process involving court proceedings, counseling and medical assessments to obtain legal parentage of their biological daughter. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

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The administration is already embroiled in multiple lawsuits challenging different parts of the government's tariff policy.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
This adds to the pile of lawsuits Suno is currently facing from Sony, UMG, Isbell, Reservoir Media, and more.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of lawsuits

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This approach allows engineers to consolidate components that traditionally require separate manufacturing and assembly processes.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Protecting trade secrets The growing competition is putting greater focus on how semiconductor companies protect the knowledge accumulated by engineers working on complex manufacturing processes.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of processes

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United Nations commissions have formally concluded that Russian military actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity — murder, forced displacement and systematic persecution.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
None of this absolves Karen of responsibility for her actions, and sober counselors will readily tell you that the process of recovery can and often does fundamentally alter a relationship’s dynamics.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of actions

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Typically, pet insurance will cover some or all of the costs related to procedures, diagnostic testing, medications, hospital stays, emergency care and injuries (broken bones and ligament tears).

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
If true, this would be a significant improvement over traditional fertility procedures.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of procedures

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These included methods for placing objects inside kernel memory caches, improving exploit reliability and obtaining privilege escalation through data-only attacks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
In Singapore, Zechariah Chan, a partner at law firm Lee & Lee, said protecting trade secrets can be particularly difficult in the semiconductor industry, where proprietary knowledge often involves intangible manufacturing techniques and methods.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026