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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
Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
To tally up which species live in an ecosystem, and how much of each species there is, the researchers simply sequence the DNA found in their wells.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The whole sequence pretty blatantly draws from the original, with the Mutadons even taking chase through an underground tunnel system just as the raptors followed the Jurassic Park survivors through the vistor center air ducts.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Researchers sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian for the first time, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
To tally up which species live in an ecosystem, and how much of each species there is, the researchers simply sequence the DNA found in their wells.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
Verb
The sequence was set up with a head kick and follow-up punch that caught fight fans’ and the UFC brass’ attention.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
The whole sequence pretty blatantly draws from the original, with the Mutadons even taking chase through an underground tunnel system just as the raptors followed the Jurassic Park survivors through the vistor center air ducts.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
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That has taught me that presence matters more than the duration of an interaction—even minutes can lead to life-changing outcomes.—
Dr. Eric George,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Medicaid coverage for abortions improves outcomes by allowing people to seek medical care earlier in pregnancy.—
Claire Laurier Decoteau,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Amazon’s past success with using Prime Day to drive sales and attract new members spurred other major retail chains to schedule competing sales in July.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Coherent dialogues flow naturally, which can only be observed across a chain of exchanges.—
Tarush Agarwal,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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In the days to follow, Lisa clashes with her thespian stepmom (Jenifer Lewis) about the over-the-top funeral arrangements.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The arrangement comes as a partial reprieve for the companies, which have seen cognac shipments to China plunge after Beijing imposed preliminary duties last year.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to put the project on hold until legal wrangling is resolved.—
Dara Kam,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Paramount paid $16 million to the Trump Library fund to settle a lawsuit Trump filed against it, following itsCBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris last year, which her then-campaign rival, Trump, did not like.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
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The results were adjusted for consecutive years versus that conventional use spread over the decade, as well as comorbidities and other conditions that could impact walking speed and strength.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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When the results were broken down by partisan affiliation, major differences emerged.—
Brendan Rascius
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Nazario's son Zackery died after unlocking a train door, climbing on top of a moving train, and turning to look at his girlfriend just as the train crossed the Williamsburg Bridge.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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Omar took a train to the Antelope Valley in late March to visit Garcia Aquino, a youth travel soccer coach with the Hurricane Valley boys soccer club in the Sylmar area.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The team maintains a clear focus on investment-grade bonds, prioritizing stability and capital preservation over higher-yield but higher-risk options.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Saudi Arabia’s domestic bond market is growing, slowly, as both lenders and borrowers prioritize direct loans from banks over public issuances.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
7 July 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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