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Recent Examples of catena Did someone say in his hearing that the word derived from the Latin catena (chain)? Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catena
Noun
  • Hard Rock International Hard Rock International is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida and includes a global chain of theme-bar restaurants, casinos, hotels and museums.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • An X-ray revealed four chains of magnets stuck together inside his abdomen.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That started with the volleyball spike of a 7-foot-1 player’s hook shot and continued to the tallest player in the league calmly breaking into a left-handed push dribble, coming under control and then hitting a complex six-dribble sequence and stepback 3-pointer plus the foul.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a spiritual dimension to that song and that sequence in the movie.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His clubs at Derby County, Southampton and Stoke City usually traveled by train or bus.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, the hotel’s team was ready and waiting for me upon my arrival via private transfer from the train station in the nearby town of Rapallo.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Catena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catena. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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