1
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the attempt to help was a natural sequence to her charitable nature
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2
as in chain
a series of things linked together
a sequence of events that no one predicted
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as in arrangement
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
police are trying to reconstruct the sequence of events
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Recent Examples of sequence
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
The Roast Wasn’t Just a Roast One of You’s most quietly devastating sequences comes in Season 2.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Nneka Vivian Iduu, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
For this de-extinction project, Shapiro and her colleagues returned to two dire wolf fossils sequenced in that original paper: A 13,000-year-old tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, and a 72,000-year-old inner ear bone from American Falls, Idaho.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
One standout sequence features a slippery hand-to-hand combat scene among wriggling eels.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
The Roast Wasn’t Just a Roast One of You’s most quietly devastating sequences comes in Season 2.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Despite its advantages, integrating genomic sequencing into antimicrobial resistance monitoring presents some challenges of its own.
—Nneka Vivian Iduu, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
For this de-extinction project, Shapiro and her colleagues returned to two dire wolf fossils sequenced in that original paper: A 13,000-year-old tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, and a 72,000-year-old inner ear bone from American Falls, Idaho.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
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The most devastating of all those outcomes undoubtedly came in 2021 when, with a 3-1 series lead, the Leafs failed to close out the Habs with three chances to do so.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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But authentic, demonstrable progress: proof of better outcomes, built on real expertise.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Rabbi Anne wears a keepsake from her grandfather — a metal thimble that dangles from a silver chain around her neck.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2025
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Bhattacharya explained further that the data platform would also link the data from real world sources such as pharmacy chains, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service and fitness trackers and smart watches.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Instruments and voices appear to move, drawing near and receding, revealing new details of everything from arrangements to the singer taking a breath.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Emerging and mid-level leaders can also benefit from such an arrangement.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The case, originally filed in 2012, accused Sutter of attempting to amass monopoly power in northern California through all-or-nothing contracts, requiring insurers to include all of its hospitals and physician groups in health plans.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Webb telescope observations could have occurred by chance or could be the result of previously unknown chemical processes at work on K2-18b.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Friday’s result provided further clarity on the Heat’s draft pick situation.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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Fans still go crazy for Braun Strowman’s running train attack.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The vast majority of those from San Diego were sent by train to the Santa Anita racetrack in Los Angeles County, a holding place for thousands being relocated from around Southern California.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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OpenAI has increasingly been prioritizing its own search offering since the launch of SearchGPT last year.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Context Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping change, mainly through executive orders, and has prioritized immigration as a key pillar within the administration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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