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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Noun

The developer said the model effectively created a plan for completing prerequisite quests in sequence.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Now, the sequence is more likely to end in shouted abuse and maybe a scuffle, the video shot on phones and streamed — sometimes live — on platforms like Kick or Facebook.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of sequence

Noun

Contract pharmacies grew from roughly 1,300 in 2010 to more than 31,000 by mid-2026, dominated by the largest chains.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Not only are those objectively terrible ideas, but chains of title put guardrails on what studios can do with many iconic characters.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of chain

Noun

The backstory This hotel was originally built in 1902 for the North British Railway company; porters would take guests from their trains to an elevator that led straight to reception.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Bus and train passengers in Miami-Dade are one vote away from seeing their first fare hike in 13 years, with the County Commission set to decide the issue Tuesday.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of train

Noun

Allen was dropped by his record label after a series of lawsuits were filed against him a few years ago (one was eventually dropped), but has quietly attempted a comeback, releasing a string of new songs and covers.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Maybe a string of one-possession wins exposed their good fortune.

— Sam McDowell October 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

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