as in sequence
a series of things linked together
a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
See All Example Sentences for concatenation
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.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
See All Example Sentences for concatenation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concatenation
Noun
-
One final metric that explains the nature of Bromley’s style is their passing sequences.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
-
Kormákur takes full advantage of the country’s dramatic landscapes and dense bushlands, the latter making ideal terrain for Sasha’s initial flight, a pulse-racing sequence that has her sprinting through the trees like a blur.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
An aspiring author had sent Hoover their manuscript, also copying a fraudulent email impersonating Hoover on the email chain.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
-
That means following the full chain of activity — from those who target homeowners to anyone inside the system who may be enabling or overlooking fraudulent transfers.—
Darlene Mealy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The victim managed to walk off the train and out of the station, sources said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Few journeys bring you as close to this breathtaking landscape as the Rocky Mountaineer, a train that threads through canyons, forests, and mountain passes.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Robinson told the Pioneer Press that a similar crime pattern has been happening concurrently in the neighboring communities of Winnetka and Skokie, which reported a string of overnight car burglaries just last month.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
-
Still, the past decade has seen a string of new-agey boutique hotels populating the seaside town’s western shores, signaling a new awakening for this slice of France’s western coastline.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Concatenation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concatenation. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
