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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
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Noun
  • In the latest twist, Shooter McGavin (the rival to Sandler’s Happy) gets to be the official spokesperson for the Happy Gilmore Meal, which is an actual offering going on sale at the chain later this summer.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2025
  • The chain also announced a new Chipotle Hash Brown Wake-Up Wrap is joining the menu.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Unlike traditional computing, which processes information in binary sequences, quantum computing harnesses the unique properties of quantum mechanics—superposition, entanglement and tunneling—to process complex information in entirely new ways.
    Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • In a crucial chase sequence, Bond will have to deliver two hundred packages in a Honda Civic by 7 p.m. or risk unemployment.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The iconic train station is in Beverly Shores, so ordinarily that would be where the district would be located.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
  • Located a few blocks from the Morgan Library and the 6 train and about three crosstown blocks from Herald Square’s many subway lines.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 June 2025

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“Catena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catena. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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