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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the attempt to help was a natural sequence to her charitable nature
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2
as in chain
a series of things linked together
a sequence of events that no one predicted
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as in arrangement
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
police are trying to reconstruct the sequence of events
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Recent Examples of sequence
Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
To tally up which species live in an ecosystem, and how much of each species there is, the researchers simply sequence the DNA found in their wells.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The whole sequence pretty blatantly draws from the original, with the Mutadons even taking chase through an underground tunnel system just as the raptors followed the Jurassic Park survivors through the vistor center air ducts.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Researchers sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian for the first time, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
To tally up which species live in an ecosystem, and how much of each species there is, the researchers simply sequence the DNA found in their wells.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
Verb
The sequence was set up with a head kick and follow-up punch that caught fight fans’ and the UFC brass’ attention.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The whole sequence pretty blatantly draws from the original, with the Mutadons even taking chase through an underground tunnel system just as the raptors followed the Jurassic Park survivors through the vistor center air ducts.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
Noun
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The end result could be a substantially stricter outcome than what a trial could have delivered.—
Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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Research links religion is to positive outcomes after disasters, as engaging in faith helps people make sense of what's just happened.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Coherent dialogues flow naturally, which can only be observed across a chain of exchanges.—
Tarush Agarwal,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Both top and bottom were held together by strings of gold chain, which hugged her waist and chest.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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In the days to follow, Lisa clashes with her thespian stepmom (Jenifer Lewis) about the over-the-top funeral arrangements.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The arrangement comes as a partial reprieve for the companies, which have seen cognac shipments to China plunge after Beijing imposed preliminary duties last year.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to put the project on hold until legal wrangling is resolved.—
Dara Kam,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Paramount paid $16 million to the Trump Library fund to settle a lawsuit Trump filed against it, following itsCBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris last year, which her then-campaign rival, Trump, did not like.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
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Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, July 3, through Wednesday, July 9, as of Thursday afternoon: If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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The results give key findings from over 265 health tests, identify more than 365 dog breeds, and provide insights into genetics and ancestry.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The multi-modal travel booking platform combines thousands of travel partners and four modes of transportation: trains, buses, ferries, and planes With the Omio app, travellers have all their tickets in one place.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The larger purpose of the bill: cutting red tape for buses, bikes, trains, ferries and any other mode of transit that might get you out of your car.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Saudi Arabia’s domestic bond market is growing, slowly, as both lenders and borrowers prioritize direct loans from banks over public issuances.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 July 2025
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Market owners prioritize community over competition, collaborating on orders and supporting each other.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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