process
noun
a systematic series of actions directed to some end.
processed
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past participleof process.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof process.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
processnouna systematic series of actions directed to some end.
Example Sentences
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Iodized table salt is mined from underground deposits, processed to remove other minerals and fortified with iodine, which is important for thyroid health and proper hormone production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The lobster industry in both Canada and the US are heavily dependent on the other, with American-caught lobster often sent to north to be processed before it is shipped back to the US and sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
They also wanted to determine whether the breathing pattern directly changed how the brain processed potential rewards.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Heavily processed milling strips away bran, germ and other nutrients, and while federal law requires such flour to be enriched, the end product still lacks key vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Because we feed processed meat to the dogs there is always the smell of meat over the kennel.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
