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as in etiquette
an accepted way of conducting oneself in a given situation
Their behavior was considered a breach of diplomatic protocol.
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as in procedure
a preestablished method of carrying out a task and especially a scientific or medical task
The school developed a protocol for the treatment of concussions on the sports field.
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Recent Examples of protocol
At the national level, Italy’s fashion industry associations and trade unions have urged the creation of a mandatory, nationwide protocol promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy to standardize supply chain auditing practices.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Three officers fired their weapons and all three are on administrative leave, which is standard protocol, said Lee’s Summit Sgt.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The certificates are a key part of the Transport Layer Security protocol.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
He was fined $50,000 for violating the league’s Covid-19 protocols for attending a private indoor party days before the NBA regular season started.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Three officers fired their weapons and all three are on administrative leave, which is standard protocol, said Lee’s Summit Sgt.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The certificates are a key part of the Transport Layer Security protocol.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
He was fined $50,000 for violating the league’s Covid-19 protocols for attending a private indoor party days before the NBA regular season started.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protocol
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Interns are paid and work between 10 to 15 weeks with opportunities to attend workshops and seminars that teach topics like email etiquette, how to create elevator pitches and other social skills.—
Peyton Robinson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Boomer wedding guests have sparked a viral discussion about modern-day wedding etiquette.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Among them was a Whipple procedure, which is an operation that treats tumors and other conditions in the pancreas, small intestine and bile ducts, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The training procedure was that the aircraft commander flew the leg out.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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This one-day, two-night, ladies-only program teaches everything from skid recoveries, to correcting understeer and oversteer, to braking techniques, all with the aim of building confidence to drive on snow and ice.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the email exchange with University of Texas faculty who were preparing a grant application for a federal methane-reduction program, Pruett blamed the increases on inadequate infrastructure to capture the gas.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The combined total number of students the college will serve in fall 2025 is 10,706 when factoring in these additional programs.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rest of his campaign was a write-off — no goals or assists in a further 10 Premier League appearances, only four of them starts, before De Zerbi departed that summer amid disagreements over the club’s recruitment policy and a drop to 11th in the final table.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Previously, the airline placed fewer conditions on its refund policy.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Seeking professional guidance early is key so that strategies can be examined and coordinated effectively.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wasserman, the committee's chairman, directed the council to suggest a new distribution strategy for the committee to review in December.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Protocol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protocol. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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