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Recent Examples of sequel Paramount‘s latest sequel in its A Quiet Place franchise has locked in its two stars as Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy have officially closed deals to return. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026 The sequel will mark the first project under the pair's exclusive multiyear writing and directing deal across animation. Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 The actor added that an Aunt Gladys sequel is in high demand and highly likely to come to fruition. Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 Earlier this month, Netflix announced a sequel was on the way. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sequel
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Noun
  • In their concession speeches Tuesday night, both Krishnamoorthi and Kelly acknowledged Pritzker’s influence on the outcome.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • According to Billedo, this creates a stronger bond between therapy dog and owner and leads to more consistent outcomes.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One of the hosts yelled repeatedly about the results, complained about just about everything and dropped a lot of F-bombs.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The brothers faced a few unsuccessful trials before achieving the final result.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Hynes said the sudden increase to Kaegi’s home assessment was out of line with the neighborhood and the resultant break was unfair, an example of the volatility of Kaegi’s assessments.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • On Tuesday, Johansson’s resumption of his posting as a winger on the Wild’s second line meant the resultant shuffling gave Nico Sturm the night off.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The horse is very confused by your utter lack of consideration as to the consequences.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Jones was stuck on his left hip, a consequence of his gamble to lunge for a steal on the pass to Gilgeous-Alexander.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This achievement can only be the product of an obsessive, near-philosophical approach to the sandwich as a composition, to the gestalt of the bite.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The company develops and makes products for civilian and military use, such as drone technologies used by Ukraine's armed forces in the fight against the Russian invasion.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequel. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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