Definition of consecutionnext
as in sequence
a series of things linked together a consecution of schoolboy misdeeds, juvenile offenses, and misdemeanors that eventually led to a life as a career criminal

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Noun
  • Key sequences from the show—like a cruising scene in a hotel gym—are reproduced, efficiently, using basic props.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
  • For the sequence when Carol frantically drives away from the hospital, Adams designed a new system with an LED screen that went on front of the truck with a cap on top, so all the light when Carol is driving comes exclusively from the LED screen.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Now, his family is suing the restaurant chain, as well as the manufacturer that supplied the raw ground beef kofta.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • The story, set in rural California in the 1990s, opens as seventeen-year-old Cal finds the body of his high school classmate, Nora, lying across the train tracks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • That includes a brisk walk to the train, cycling a commute, an active school drop-off, stairs at the start of the workday or a short bodyweight routine at home.
    Allison Palmer June 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
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“Consecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecution. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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