Attempt and Procedure

Attempt

Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

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Procedure and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Procedure" instead a noun "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Procedure noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

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Attempt and procedure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Procedure".

Nearby Word: procedural

long	long attempt	long procedure
similar	similar attempt	similar procedure
complete	complete attempt	complete procedure
actual	actual attempt	actual procedure
Other adjectives: entire, real, successful, new, possible, final, failed, botched.

Talking Animals may protest the procedure, and others may attempt to avoid the process at all costs.

Source: Animals Fear Neutering
Brought up in an earlier episode, where Adam shows the proper procedure for making a ballistics gel dummy (after showing an even earlier attempt which he'd screwed up).

Source: Patron Saint
Later, a character deliberately ignored the procedure in an attempt to save someone and some managed to survive.

Source: Explosive Decompression

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