procedure
noun
an act or a manner of proceeding in any action or process; conduct.
procedures
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pluralof procedure.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For Season 1, the actors underwent a five-day medical boot camp to learn terminology and procedures, and to ask real-world doctors any questions they might have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Indeed, Vought and Paoletta are close allies—Vought executes the dubious budgetary procedures; Paoletta handles the legal arguments.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
They will require that autonomous vehicles feature safe procedures to activate and deactivate automated driving, it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Both admitted they had lied about where the pills were sourced, their purity and their company's testing procedures.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“The men need to sleep. The procedures are for later.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
