Thesaurus results for PROTOCOL

protocol

noun

Definition of protocol

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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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 The Global Wellness Institute says the broader shift goes beyond standalone clubs, with hospitality projects and residential developments embedding preventive medicine and personalized health protocols directly into the real estate product. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 Late in the 2017 season, the league suspended its protocols, saying in a memo to teams that players and coaches didn't have to follow them. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Doctors learn that classic UTI symptoms mean a UTI until proven otherwise, so the standard protocol runs on autopilot, even when the antibiotics never actually fix anything. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 If a clinic changes hands, closes or alters its protocols, and that has already happened across the telehealth sector, that documentation is what lets a new provider pick up a safe taper. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for protocol

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Noun

And there would have been girls rebelling against social etiquette back then, like, there would now.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Now the older generation is scolding workers for having a different view on interview etiquette without recognizing the cold reality of today’s job market.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of etiquette

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Woodyard is scheduled to have a procedure on Monday, Drinkwitz said, for an undisclosed injury.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
The procedure had already been approved, and everyone involved understood that my doctor had spent months fighting to secure authorization.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of procedure

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Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
House Democrats are considering rules changes to mandate dues payments to serve on committees like Appropriations and Financial Services.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

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Another was that lower government spending for public health programs was leading to higher costs for private sector plans.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.

— Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of program

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The Rockefeller Foundation has just published a policy proposal – developed in partnership with leading experts – that details how a Growth and Investment Reset could work.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In Our Opinion goes beyond the headlines to examine what decisions really mean, where policies succeed or fail, and what leaders should do next.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of policy

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People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Ren Faire, a 2024 docuseries Oppenheim shot for HBO about the succession crisis at the Texas Renaissance Festival, marked the apotheosis of this strategy.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

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