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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
  • The vote comes fourth months after contract negotiations between the union and the grocery chain companies began.
    Md Fazlur Rahman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
  • These efforts include deploying to the first island chain assets such as the U.S. Marine Corps' NMESIS high-precision anti-ship missile system to the Luzon Strait—a maritime choke point frequented by Chinese warships.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The full sequence from take-off to crash—final moments of Air India 171 captured on CCTV.
    Hannah Parry Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Take, for instance, a sequence in episode two, where the vigilantes known as The Boys have to fight the supe Splinter (Rob Benedict), who can clone himself.
    Esther Zuckerman, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Swift is currently residing in the Sunshine State while Kelce trains in the offseason.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
  • The train involved in the incident, near Davis Boulevard and Main Street, was moved by TEXRail by 8 a.m.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025

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“Catena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catena. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.

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