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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Noun

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

Noun

Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
By the end of the 1920s, major theater chains were dispensing with the organists and pit orchestras that had accompanied silent films.

— David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of chains

Noun

Ed Gruczelak, who also works nearby, said trains occasionally stop at the crossing but typically do not remain there for an extended period.

— Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
There are a paltry three trains a day, assuming at least one is not canceled for one reason or another, a frequent occurrence in our experience.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trains

Noun

These days, Jackson and her drag king character live in Ramsgate, a port town on England’s southeast coast where – much like Pat’s flag – strings of Union Jacks flutter along the harbor.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Her scant hair was pulled taut across her scalp, like violin strings.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of strings

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