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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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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
Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2019, agents began the process of using DNA genome sequencing to identify the child through possible relatives and turned to a private lab for help, according to the GBI.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
That sequence began trending on social media, with several voicing their opinions about the play.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Conversely, making an mRNA vaccine requires just sequencing the virus’s genetic code – a process that today takes just hours.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2019, agents began the process of using DNA genome sequencing to identify the child through possible relatives and turned to a private lab for help, according to the GBI.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
As Eve and Julian via Ares fight over a code for permanence that could turn Ares from code to human, stunt sequences involving contraptions from the familiar light cycle to a boat and submarine hybrid, and many moments are backed by needle drops from Nine Inch Nails, who scored the film, or others.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
That sequence began trending on social media, with several voicing their opinions about the play.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
Noun
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Such an outcome is far from certain.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Seeking to improve these outcomes, an international team of scientists, led by researchers at Australia's Flinders University, has created a compound consisting of a bioceramic scaffold embedded with silver-gallium liquid metal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Publix spokeswoman Lindsey Willis sent the Miami Herald a statement about the supermarket chain’s decision.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The actual music files live permanently on the Arweave blockchain, while all payments are handled on the Solana chain, famously the hub of the current meme coin frenzy.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Of course, there's the obvious parallel of a green dress here, but Condon was particularly struck by the number's arrangement of bodies in space.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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The specifics of that arrangement are unknown, though Bloomberg reported the total brought forward was £90million.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Henninger took her concerns to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit in April, saying the administration's actions violated the First Amendment.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Cut mentioned the bombshell lawsuit Williams's ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed on her behalf in June.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Restoring trust means delivering results, not excuses, through mandatory ethics training for all city staff to ensure accountability.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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In fact, those reforms, though still in their early stages, were yielding impressive results.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His landscapes are muddy and void, prone to sudden invasion by disturbing strangers, including the giant whale carcass that arrives on a train at the beginning of his 1989 novel, The Melancholy of Resistance.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The skirt of the dress also included a short train.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The role of of artificial intelligence primarily revolves around the ordering, tracking, management and delivery of inventory.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
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The new restaurant will have an indoor play space for children and offer multiple service options like dine-in, drive-thru, carry-out, catering, delivery and mobile ordering.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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Lapid believes the Israeli public will favor a more centrist government that would encompass both the right and left, a move that would still prioritize Israeli security, but also ensure there is an end to the war in Gaza and repairs are made to Jerusalem’s international standing.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The debate over whether tech companies are prioritizing foreign workers over Americans through the H-1B visa has been brought right to one of the programs biggest supporters—Elon Musk.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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