as in chain
a series of things linked together
a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing
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Recent Examples of catena
Did someone say in his hearing that the word derived from the Latin catena (chain)?
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Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catena
Noun
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An aspiring author had sent Hoover their manuscript, also copying a fraudulent email impersonating Hoover on the email chain.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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That means following the full chain of activity — from those who target homeowners to anyone inside the system who may be enabling or overlooking fraudulent transfers.—
Darlene Mealy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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One final metric that explains the nature of Bromley’s style is their passing sequences.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Kormákur takes full advantage of the country’s dramatic landscapes and dense bushlands, the latter making ideal terrain for Sasha’s initial flight, a pulse-racing sequence that has her sprinting through the trees like a blur.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Once on the train, Stetsenko and Lobanov could see the bright glow of the explosion.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the Chinese Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale, for example, shippers could send a shipment from Xi’an to Venice via train with a surcharge of only $100, compared to a $600 surcharge and a delay of ten days or more on sea freight.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Catena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catena. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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