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Recent Examples of in series
After 3rd Rock from the Sun, Lithgow seamlessly moved between television, film and theater, starring in series like Dexter and The Crown, and appearing in films such as Interstellar, Bombshell, Killers of the Flower Moon and Conclave.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The part of the audience fresh to this season’s developments may recall Hearts’ brief appearance in series 2 of Succession — Roman Roy buys the club as a gift for his Scottish father, the domineering Logan, only to discover Logan supports Hibs, Hearts’ Edinburgh rivals.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
In September, Palm Tree Crew received $20 million in series B funding from WME Group, valuing the company at $215 million.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Over the course of her seven-decade career, Newmar also appeared in films like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Rookie, and in series like Columbo, Melrose Place, and Bewitched.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
The win, which improved UConn to 17-0 on the season and 8-0 in Big East play, was the team’s second-largest margin of victory over Creighton in series history.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
By connecting multiple fabric units in series, researchers demonstrated continuous operation across day and night conditions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Barinholtz, the brother of The Studio star Ike Barinholtz, has appeared in series such as NBC’s Superstore and American Auto.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
So is Lions’ narrow loss to Vikings in November after previously winning five straight in series.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The part of the audience fresh to this season’s developments may recall Hearts’ brief appearance in series 2 of Succession — Roman Roy buys the club as a gift for his Scottish father, the domineering Logan, only to discover Logan supports Hibs, Hearts’ Edinburgh rivals.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
In September, Palm Tree Crew received $20 million in series B funding from WME Group, valuing the company at $215 million.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Over the course of her seven-decade career, Newmar also appeared in films like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Rookie, and in series like Columbo, Melrose Place, and Bewitched.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
The win, which improved UConn to 17-0 on the season and 8-0 in Big East play, was the team’s second-largest margin of victory over Creighton in series history.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
By connecting multiple fabric units in series, researchers demonstrated continuous operation across day and night conditions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Barinholtz, the brother of The Studio star Ike Barinholtz, has appeared in series such as NBC’s Superstore and American Auto.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
So is Lions’ narrow loss to Vikings in November after previously winning five straight in series.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in series
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The anticipated move would end a string of three consecutive quarter-point rate cuts, aligning with a cautious approach outlined by Powell last month, before reports of the investigation into his conduct.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Iowa has won eight consecutive games since a loss to UConn in late December.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But after two successive defeats have followed an encouraging five-match unbeaten run for Edwards’ side, the need to add one or two new voices and fresh ideas to a dressing room immersed in a depressing relegation fight was clear in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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That age has gradually increased in recent years, rising by two months for each successive birth year.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Commercial Aviation segment faced a slight sequential dip (5% lower than Q3-25) in value due to the renegotiation of Azul’s order book as the airline navigates its Chapter 11 restructuring.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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His breakbeat lullabies threatened to upend sequential time.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
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After interviewing for multiple head coaching jobs this month, McDaniel agreed to join Jim Harbaugh with the Chargers, who finished their second straight 11-6 season under their veteran head coach with another playoff exit in the wild-card round.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Transfer icing to a pastry bag fitted with a very small straight tip (or use a resealable plastic bag and snip off one corner); pipe a pattern on top of marzipan as desired.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“In series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20series. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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