1
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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as in to file
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Recent Examples of sequence
Brian Grubb, Vulture, 1 May 2025
For example, in the ‘dirtier version,’ the opening sequence is edited differently in order to include a particularly raunchy joke involving donuts.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
Nneka Vivian Iduu, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
For this de-extinction project, Shapiro and her colleagues returned to two dire wolf fossils sequenced in that original paper: A 13,000-year-old tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, and a 72,000-year-old inner ear bone from American Falls, Idaho.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Characters on The Righteous Gemstones often use words in combinations and sequences that have never been attempted before in the English language.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 1 May 2025
For example, in the ‘dirtier version,’ the opening sequence is edited differently in order to include a particularly raunchy joke involving donuts.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
Verb
Despite its advantages, integrating genomic sequencing into antimicrobial resistance monitoring presents some challenges of its own.
—Nneka Vivian Iduu, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
For this de-extinction project, Shapiro and her colleagues returned to two dire wolf fossils sequenced in that original paper: A 13,000-year-old tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, and a 72,000-year-old inner ear bone from American Falls, Idaho.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
Noun
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The most devastating of all those outcomes undoubtedly came in 2021 when, with a 3-1 series lead, the Leafs failed to close out the Habs with three chances to do so.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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But as contagious as measles is, the outcome caused by just a few cases could be devastating, especially for children.—
Dan Sweeney,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
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Rabbi Anne wears a keepsake from her grandfather — a metal thimble that dangles from a silver chain around her neck.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2025
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Bhattacharya explained further that the data platform would also link the data from real world sources such as pharmacy chains, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service and fitness trackers and smart watches.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Put the longer flowers in the vase and, afterwards, surround the outer rim of the arrangement with the shorter flowers.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Those arrangements substantively violate NCAA rules.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 May 2025
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Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In arguing for the reforms three years ago, insurers said that the industry had become unprofitable due to an avalanche of frivolous lawsuits filed under a century-old Florida law.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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The result is a string of entrepreneurial successes that continues to reverberate across some of the most critical areas of the 21st-century business landscape.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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And that was a result of lingering problems with the economy left to us by President Biden’s economic policies.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2025
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The League of Their Own actress reflected on the disappointing reaction to her outfit at the Academy Awards — a sleek ivory dress with black straps and a long, bright white train accompanied by black shoes and dark pantyhose.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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The gamble paid off, and Bicester has become one of the most popular destinations for international tourists in England, with its own train station, high-end restaurants, and a VIP shopping service to rival those offered by the big London stores and international luxury brands.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 May 2025
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The Context Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping change, mainly through executive orders, and has prioritized immigration as a key pillar within the administration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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OpenAI has increasingly been prioritizing its own search offering since the launch of SearchGPT last year.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
26 Apr. 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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