Thesaurus results for CONSECUTIONS

consecutions

noun

plural of consecution

as in sequences

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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Cameramen raced around hectically setting up lights and checking shots as choreographers ran through fight sequences and a prop team worked out how to hoist a net that would later restrain a hostage.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The second book, Shift, consists of alternating flashback sequences, telling both the origin story of the silos and tales from past rebellions.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequences

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Not to mention, few studios have purchased cinemas even after the Department of Justice rescinded the 1948 Paramount Consent Decrees, which previously disallowed studios from owning movie theater chains.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The movies will screen at about 200 AMC locations, among other chains.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of chains

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Riccetti also argued that congestion caused by trains was a major factor in Hemphill traffic, and said that driver speeds along Hemphill are just too fast.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Members maintain the club's 129-year-old building, construct new stretches of track and fix each other's trains.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of trains

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Capezio noted the robot was not operating autonomously but rather had a teleoperator pulling its strings.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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