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feat, accomplishment: Grace Darling's rescue <strong>of</strong> the shipwrecked<br />

men was truly a heroic proceeding. 2 proceedings. a<br />

transactions, report(s), minutes, record(s), annals, affairs,<br />

dealings, business, account(s), archives, Formal acta: <strong>The</strong><br />

proceedings <strong>of</strong> the Society are published annually. b events,<br />

goings-on, doings; celebration(s); performance(s): <strong>The</strong><br />

proceedings were briefly interrupted while the hecklers were<br />

ejected from the hall.<br />

process n. 1 procedure, proceeding, operation, system, method,<br />

approach, technique; course <strong>of</strong> action: I am sure you understand<br />

how the process works. What process do they use to make paper<br />

out <strong>of</strong> wood? 2 activity, function, development: <strong>The</strong> process <strong>of</strong><br />

photosynthesis is the means by which plants synthesize<br />

carbohydrates.<br />

--v. 3 treat, prepare, (make or get) ready, change, modify,<br />

transform, convert, alter: This is the room where the<br />

ingredients are processed before mixing. 4 handle, take care<br />

<strong>of</strong>, organize, deal with, manage; dispose <strong>of</strong>, answer, manipulate:<br />

After the earthquake the insurance companies processed thousands<br />

<strong>of</strong> claims.<br />

procession<br />

n. 1 parade, march, cavalcade, motorcade, cortege or cortŠge,<br />

column, line, file, train, march past: A strange procession <strong>of</strong><br />

thousands <strong>of</strong> beggars silently wound its way through the city. 2<br />

succession, cycle, sequence, string, train, chain, series,<br />

course, run, progression, cavalcade: He began to recount the<br />

procession <strong>of</strong> events that led up to the murder.<br />

proclaim v. 1 announce, advertise, circulate, declare, broadcast,<br />

pronounce, make known, bruit (about), trumpet, publish,<br />

promulgate, herald; pr<strong>of</strong>ess, protest, enunciate, articulate:<br />

Edgar was proclaimed king. She proclaimed her innocence. 2<br />

brand, accuse <strong>of</strong> being, stigmatize as, pronounce, rule, decree,<br />

characterize, report: She found herself proclaimed a traitor.<br />

proclamation<br />

n. 1 announcement, advertisement, declaration, publication,<br />

promulgation, statement, manifesto, pronunciamento,<br />

notification, notice: A proclamation was issued granting<br />

amnesty to all political prisoners. 2 proclaiming, announcing,

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