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Processes: synonyms worth the distinction
A process word treats a sequence as a single noun. Development becomes evolution, flowering becomes unfolding, hardening becomes a set. The shortest shelf in the library and one of the more abstract.
Start hereOne per tier, easiest first
The whole shelfGrouped by difficulty tier
FoothillsTier 1 · everyday words · 2 words
Words you already use, paired with a synonym you probably also know.
TreelineTier 2 · one step up · 4 words
Familiar words, with a synonym that sits slightly outside daily speech.
RidgelineTier 3 · solid vocabulary · 5 words
The middle of the bank, where the near misses start to bite.
High CampTier 4 · testing · 3 words
Words that turn up in serious reading rather than in conversation.
SummitTier 5 · rare and formal · 2 words
The rare register: literary, legal and technical English.
Processes is one shelf of many
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