Thesaurus results for CONCATENATION

concatenation

noun

(ˌ)kän-ˌka-tə-ˈnā-shən

Definition of concatenation

as in sequence

a series of things linked together a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident

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Recent Examples of concatenation The great mystery of Flashlight isn’t so much what happened as why, the concatenation of secrets, silences, and unlikely geopolitical inputs that leads to a family’s dissolution. — Sam Worley, Vulture, 2 June 2025 Though there are many hundreds of songs in the catalog, compilers must pick from the same limited subset of favorites, arranging them in various concatenations and outcroppings. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Browse Newsletters Unfortunately, this concatenation of errors is part of a pattern. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024 It is presented as a curious concatenation of summits and negotiations, alliances and clients, spies and border posts, ideological dogmas and underground resistance, and a combination of arcane theories about deterrence and some nasty actual wars. — Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010 See All Example Sentences for concatenation

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Those types of sequences are building-block moments for Williams, competitive victories as the offense continues to take shape.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
There are dance sequences to come, and delight to be had as their own kids demonstrate the same ferocious capacity for imaginative play in later years.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequence

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The chain replaced its soft bun with a more sturdier version, changed the recipe for its mayonnaise and now serves it in a box instead of wrapped in paper.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
After the pandemic, a national chain of Pilates studios reported 71 percent year-on-year growth in membership among men, as cited by GQ.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

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The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
According to the Metra website, UPW Train #66 remains stopped near Lombard, but all other inbound and outbound trains are back on the move and may be operating 50 minutes behind schedule.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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