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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutions
  1. sequences
  2. chains
  3. trains
  4. strings
Noun
  • Nobody makes more of their limited screentime than Samantha Morton as the sorceress Circe in one of the film’s most powerful sequences.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Furthermore, no video-like sequences may be created, and no alterations may be made to the image, either in the foreground or the background.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Peptides are short chains of amino acids and act as the building blocks of proteins in the body.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill executives said consumers' mistrust of chains serving fresh lettuce weighed on sales in the second half of July.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of chains
Noun
  • Local media showed police officers preventing some of them from boarding trains and buses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For four years now, Metro light rail trains have been running down the center of Crenshaw Boulevard, and for just as long, residents say a major promise has been broken.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trains
Noun
  • But this replacement adoption has strings attached, in the form of a father (Fabrizio Odetto) who’d already been trying to get Giulia away from his dissolute ex, and is not about to hand her over to some rich third party.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • After practicing with a racket with no strings to keep his groundstroke rhythm without jeopardizing the joint, Alcaraz is hitting balls again.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of strings
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“Consecutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutions. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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