multistep

adjective

mul·​ti·​step ˌməl-tē-ˈstep How to pronounce multistep (audio)
-ˌtī-
: 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

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To resolve this, the team implemented a multistep XAI strategy: 1. Himanshu Sinha, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Organizations still have to apply for a waiver from USAID, a multistep process slowed down by the fact that the aid agency itself is being eviscerated. Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025 Unlike a rule or regulation, which goes through a multistep review process in which stakeholders and the general public have opportunities to weigh in consistent with Constitutional due process, a fact sheet is more akin to an expression of opinion. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Feb. 2025 There’s a lot of technical camerawork going into evoking anxiety and the multistep process of going through government facilities. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multistep

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 4 Mar. 2025.

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