multistep

adjective

mul·​ti·​step ˌməl-tē-ˈstep How to pronounce multistep (audio)
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: involving two or more distinct steps or stages
the first step in a multistep process
a multistep strategy/approach
Play strategy games like chess and Monopoly often, recommends Suzanne Farmer … . They're great practice for making decisions and thinking through multistep problems …Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Examples of multistep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Requests to be seen by a nurse, doctor or dentist are a multistep process. Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2024 The third is a larger leap that would unlock far greater productivity gains, which is when generative AI is powerful enough to operate as autonomous agents that perform complex multistep tasks. Hugh Son, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024 Scott McIntosh and Ana Marin, the husband-and-wife partners behind the business, employ a multistep process to ensure their bacon renders into strips that crack and rattle with the force of good brittle. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 Aloe vera gel also integrates well into a multistep skin-care regimen. Karla Marie Sanford, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for multistep 

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of multistep was in 1903

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“Multistep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistep. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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