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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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
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Coming into the game, Crosby had played 21 NHL seasons and had never gotten the gate for embellishment, until a bizarre sequence between whistles.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
And now there’s the technology to fully sequence someone's DNA, and understand modifications to that DNA, called epigenetics.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
When his techno beats kick in during the most fraught sequences, however, the effect is dynamite.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Coming into the game, Crosby had played 21 NHL seasons and had never gotten the gate for embellishment, until a bizarre sequence between whistles.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
About 1 million people globally have sequenced their genomes, and realistically about 1 billion people need to sequence their genomes for models to function more meaningfully.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
And now there’s the technology to fully sequence someone's DNA, and understand modifications to that DNA, called epigenetics.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
Noun
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And yet the outcome was the same.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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That is a different standard than most organizations work under now, where outcomes can be explained, softened or deferred with the right language.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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The remote chain of more than 60 islands off the tip of India, south of the Maldives, has been under British control since 1814.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some tribes, including the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma and Oneida Indian Nation in New York, have their own store chains.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The arrangement is in effect until the pair's next hearing on April 30, when the judge will review their competing protective orders.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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On the night of the 15th, DakhTrio performed musical arrangements of words by Ukrainian poets.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their meteoric rise in just the last year is deeply troubling, and state Attorney General Nick Brown is right to have filed a recent lawsuit to stop Kalshi, one of the largest markets, from operating in Washington state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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His mom reportedly filed for conservatorship 18 months prior to that incident.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The end result was far from what the client had envisioned.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The result looks a bit like the internet sensation the Crooked Man, who exercises his left trapezius and nothing else.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Once on the train, Stetsenko and Lobanov could see the bright glow of the explosion.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the Chinese Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale, for example, shippers could send a shipment from Xi’an to Venice via train with a surcharge of only $100, compared to a $600 surcharge and a delay of ten days or more on sea freight.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Have questions about ordering or a purchase?—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This suggests companies are working to balance efficiency with customer experience as ordering becomes more automated.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This is a strong time to outline a process, prioritize what matters, and get something into motion without overthinking it.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than emphasizing brute force or extreme-use scenarios, Heron is clearly designed as a long-term cutting tool—one that prioritizes smooth cutting, edge retention, and reduced need for frequent sharpening.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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