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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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Other Factors Health conditions that affect nutrient absorption impact vitamin D requirements, which include:
Gastric procedures: Procedures, like gastric bypass, affect the upper small intestine, where vitamin D is absorbed.
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Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
Jose kept plans of his neck and facelift under the radar until after his procedure was completed.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 May 2025
Since working with her mother at the NICU, she’s learned such things as caring for infants, adhering to standards and procedures, and speaking with parents.
—David Chiu, People.com, 16 May 2025
Assessing risks and carrying out checks The fraud risks within a supply chain are unique to each business, and objective assessment of the likelihood of your trading activities contributing to fraud is an essential first step to developing effective due diligence procedures.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 27 May 2025
Jose kept plans of his neck and facelift under the radar until after his procedure was completed.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 27 May 2025
Since working with her mother at the NICU, she’s learned such things as caring for infants, adhering to standards and procedures, and speaking with parents.
—David Chiu, People.com, 16 May 2025
Assessing risks and carrying out checks The fraud risks within a supply chain are unique to each business, and objective assessment of the likelihood of your trading activities contributing to fraud is an essential first step to developing effective due diligence procedures.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procedure
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This goal was focused on asking participants what else could be done to educate the community on the renting process.—
Grace Hurt,
Arkansas Online,
28 May 2025
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Here are their top tips for cutting grocery costs—and how to get your family involved in the budgeting process.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
27 May 2025
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Trump tests legal strategies as judges block his policies As the clash becomes a defining moment in the president's second term, conservative activists are pushing Congress to rein in federal judges and pressing Trump to intensify his fight with the courts.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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After Harvard refused the Trump administration’s demands for the federal government to take over the university’s hiring, admissions and governance policies, the Department of Homeland Security removed the school’s certification to admit international students.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Hemp processors found ways to use chemical solvents or other methods to produce variants such as Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCO, which can get users high like marijuana.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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With proper ordering and lead time consideration, prefabrication will be the fastest and most predictable deployment method.—
Steven Carlini,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The tally is compiled by the Official Charts Company, using a methodology that blends both sales and streaming activity to reflect what the nation is listening to.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Alessi looked to create doubt surrounding Welcher’s findings, grilling the biomechanical engineer on the methodology behind his experiment surrounding the cause of the injury to O’Keefe’s eye.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Sankey said the way the committee seems to weigh strength of schedule shortchanges the conference slate, which doesn’t include any teams among the lower half of the 134 NCAA FBS programs.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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That program has specific rules around when certifications can be revoked, and noncompliance with the president’s political agenda is not one of them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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That’s exactly where many organizations are flying blind, building AI agents without a strategy for how to keep them running, governed and optimized at scale.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Amy Cameron – an executive, writer and producer – and Tassie Cameron, a showrunner and executive producer – founded Cameron Pictures and manage it alongside executive producer Alex Patrick, who leads on strategy and business and legal affairs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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Establish a new culture, replacing the emotionless, do-your-job style of Bill Belichick with a more modern, player-friendly approach.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The season 2 ending's flashback indicates season 3 will be taking a similar approach, meaning many of the characters that died already will come back in various capacities.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Thankfully, there were no police with radar guns in the vicinity as he was driven back to the course.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Not every email Cross received while sitting in that chair was positive, of course.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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“Procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procedure. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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