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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
  • Amazon’s past success with using Prime Day to drive sales and attract new members spurred other major retail chains to schedule competing sales in July.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Its over-the-shoulder chain instantly elevates any outfit, and the bag's rainbow tweed look is sophisticated, polished, and flirty all at once.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The system uses small chunks of overlapping frames to condition what comes next, allowing continuity of motion, character, and action throughout the sequence.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Fleming largely worked on the back half of the film and the action sequences.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The multi-modal travel booking platform combines thousands of travel partners and four modes of transportation: trains, buses, ferries, and planes With the Omio app, travellers have all their tickets in one place.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • The program will also be used to recruit, train, and retain physicians.
    Chase Jordan July 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025

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“Catena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catena. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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