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Recent Examples of chain
Noun
Keith said business at the drive-thru dropped as several national chains began opening locations in the Johnson County city. Jenna Thompson july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025 The supermarket chain was founded in 1930 and now has 1,375 store locations across the Southeast United States. Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Verb
With Gi-hun chained up and nonverbal for much of this episode, there might be another layer of meaning to the meal of the day, which Geum-ja encourages Gi-hun to eat with water. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025 He was chained up outside and abused before being saved. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain
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 branches of the military, which maintain their own communication networks, have their own obstacles.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • For Superman, that means preventing any of the negatives that do initially arise from becoming obstacles or bandwagon narratives in the press.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Sloane points to other subtle touches that reflect Destruction's new outlook, like the cluster of beaded bracelets on his arm (Sloane's idea) and the chain around his neck contained a piece of hair from Ishtar (Amber Rose Revah), the goddess of war and death, and Destruction's former lover.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Rihanna completed the look with black rectangular shades and a stack of diamond bracelets.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • This obviously matters because billions of people use Google, meaning that AI Mode is bound to be highly trafficked.
    Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Duran is bound to be one of the more expensive relievers on the market.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Featuring dozens of speakers, the event seeks to connect thousands of attendees from different industries and levels of experience with technology professionals.
    Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
  • Founded in 1996, LendingTree offers online tools to connect borrowers with lenders on financial services, like credit cards, mortgages or personal loans.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 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
Noun
  • One of the biggest hurdles was the architecture of the building.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • Frequently the Swedes have been impressive in the early stages of tournaments only to fall at the final hurdle.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • This small, daily action, tied to a routine cue, builds consistency, reduces reliance on motivation and strengthens willpower over time.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Newcomer The Studio season one just tied The Bear’s season-two comedy record with 23 nominations of its own.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025

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

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