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as in procedures
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
the process by which the elastic fibers spun by silkworms is turned into soft, lustrous cloth
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as in advances
forward movement in time or place
in the process of doing this project we all learned a lot
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as in refines
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as in reprocesses
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Recent Examples of processes
Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The research team, led by Tianyi Ma, a professor at the School of Science at RMIT, combined the carbon removal and conversion processes into a single step, thereby reducing energy use and the complexity of deploying this process.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Receptors help regulate biological pathways involved in processes such as inflammation, metabolism and cell protection.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
That means search firms grounding their search processes and committees in lived experience, boards committing to governance alignment and presidential support, and funders willing to align expectations with institutional reality.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the governor, Maryland can avoid land acquisition and permitting processes by using state highways to increase voltage capacity.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Real value in agentic AI comes from applying proprietary corporate data and injecting an understanding of the corporate culture and processes into an agent, both internally and with external suppliers, partners, and customers.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Participants will work with a variety of tools and examine material choices and processes.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Growth required systems and processes that protected the founder’s core values and vision.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The research team, led by Tianyi Ma, a professor at the School of Science at RMIT, combined the carbon removal and conversion processes into a single step, thereby reducing energy use and the complexity of deploying this process.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Receptors help regulate biological pathways involved in processes such as inflammation, metabolism and cell protection.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
That means search firms grounding their search processes and committees in lived experience, boards committing to governance alignment and presidential support, and funders willing to align expectations with institutional reality.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the governor, Maryland can avoid land acquisition and permitting processes by using state highways to increase voltage capacity.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Real value in agentic AI comes from applying proprietary corporate data and injecting an understanding of the corporate culture and processes into an agent, both internally and with external suppliers, partners, and customers.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Participants will work with a variety of tools and examine material choices and processes.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for processes
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The judge has ordered prosecutors to bring in an Altoona police officer to testify about the department's arrest procedures, and the witness doesn't have to be an officer who was at the scene.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The initial July executive order directed OHCA to update its credentialing and contracting procedures to exclude certain providers or entities from new or renewed participation in Oklahoma’s Medicaid program.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
23 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The showcase highlights advances in multi-robot coordination and suggests how teams of humanoids could be deployed and operated on future manufacturing floors.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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The cars that were blocking the hydrants were impounded, and their owners were issued summonses.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The brand’s Carrera Chronograph 41mm glassbox refines Jack Heuer’s original 1963 vision created for motorsport timing.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Lakan Lambanog refines the traditional coconut spirit into a smooth, elegant sip that feels right at home on the rocks.—
Ching Dee,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Federal agents are currently roaming cities under the ruse of going after murderers and rapists but are instead pulling anyone who doesn't fit their idea of what an American looks like out of cars, homes and schools using thuggish methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Through these methods, the hope is that societal outcomes for sleep efficacy can improve.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Kids were not randomly playing acoustic instruments, effortlessly hitting complex jazz chord progressions.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Noel’s songs of hope, friendship, and joy, combined with his ability to write gorgeously sad chord progressions and hymns as sung by his brother, are needed now more than ever.—
Lori Majewski,
Rolling Stone,
23 Nov. 2025
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The beanie mimics sounds in the womb and filters out high-frequency noises that are constant inside a hospital, which research has shown can also be harmful.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Social media users remember it as an era of low-stakes posting, when Valencia filters, flower-crown Snapchat selfies, and #ThrowbackThursday content thrived without strategy decks or performance anxiety.—
Katie Salcius,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Microsoft reuses the residual heat of its servers to heat the town.—
Nicola Sfondrini,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The team of researchers at the MEET Battery Research Center and the Institute of Business Chemistry at the University of Münster, designed a process that directly reuses materials without degrading them.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Processes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/processes. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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