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a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
followed the procedure for replacing the broken part exactly as the owner's manual instructed
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Recent Examples of procedure
Actually doing so would require Republicans to upend Senate procedures that have long governed what lawmakers can accomplish along party lines.
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
King Charles has been undergoing treatment since he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February last year following tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Unions have also pushed back on the administration's return-to-office demands, citing provisions in their contracts allowing for some telework, and were prepared to bargain over procedures related to upcoming reductions-in-force as their contracts allowed.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Participants who found a new concern were also more likely to report a greater interest in seeking cosmetic procedures like Botox.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
King Charles has been undergoing treatment since he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February last year following tests after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Unions have also pushed back on the administration's return-to-office demands, citing provisions in their contracts allowing for some telework, and were prepared to bargain over procedures related to upcoming reductions-in-force as their contracts allowed.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Participants who found a new concern were also more likely to report a greater interest in seeking cosmetic procedures like Botox.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procedure
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This rare fossilization process allowed researchers to examine the species’ structural features, including its soft tissue, stomach and coloration patterns.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the process of creating the hairpieces, dearest gentle readers, is more laborious than Lady Whistledown’s efforts to conceal her identity from the Ton.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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Those criticizing Schumer included Susan Rice, a domestic policy adviser for former President Joe Biden.—
Zach LaChance,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Mar. 2025
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Equally valuable is the platform's ability to connect agents to enterprise data through various methods, including standard protocols and direct API integration.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sweden’s National Agency for Education reported that students using textbooks, paper, pens and pencils in school showed better comprehension than those using digital texts and their schools reverted this year to their former learning method.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Accreditation bodies, which significantly influence educational legitimacy, resisted these new methodologies, highlighting the systemic barriers to change.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs, had earlier proposed a 2.2% increase in 2026 payments.—
Mariam Sunny,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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This follows an executive order introduced by Trump in January aimed at dismantling DEI programs.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Through countless films, TV series, Amblin events, awards campaigns and our public relations strategy—this is where Marvin came alive.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the decision to pause for Easter underlines a shift toward recognizing spring holidays as part of broader workplace wellness strategies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the end, Kate went for the traditional approach, selecting a tiara that’s steeped in royal history.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Many successful young entrepreneurs use this approach, developing their businesses during school breaks while focusing on academics during the school year.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Chelsea, of course, met a sad fate along with her much-older boyfriend, Rick (Walton Goggins) in The White Lotus Season 3 finale a week ago.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This shortage, of course, is not just in hospitals.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procedure. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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