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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
Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The ilu, a sea creature that is ridden by the Na’vi, is also employed in the action sequence.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Veronique Greenwood, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
These researchers are taking part in the first international field expedition of Project Psyche, whose goal is to sequence the genomes of all 11,000 species of moths and butterflies in Europe.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Our experience bears out research showing that longer sequences of prerequisite courses often serve to weed students out of STEM pathways.
—Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The ilu, a sea creature that is ridden by the Na’vi, is also employed in the action sequence.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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
These researchers are taking part in the first international field expedition of Project Psyche, whose goal is to sequence the genomes of all 11,000 species of moths and butterflies in Europe.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
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The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could affect how thousands of similar lawsuits play out.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez was the first of more than 1,500 individuals to file a civil case against the social media platforms; her suit’s outcome could depend in part on how the jury in Kaley’s suit decides.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Saturday before Halloween, officers arrested a man and triggered a chain of events that ended with them shoving a father in a yellow duck costume to the ground and breaking the ribs of a 67-year-old resident.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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The driver of a northbound vehicle veered into the southbound lanes, hitting one car head-on and causing a chain-reaction crash, authorities said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Private funeral arrangements have been made.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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If stems are starting to get mushy, cut high enough above the decay, or consider removing the stem entirely from the arrangement.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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It was eventually consolidated with similar cases filed by 12 states and Learning Resources, an educational supply company.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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This latest news comes just a few weeks after Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime Networks and the former president of Showtime Sports, accusing the company of helping facilitate a fraud scheme that deprived him of roughly $340 million in earnings.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The results show how AI can be used to understand the inner secrets of evolution.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area A seven minute stroll from the Greenwich train station and the shopping of Greenwich Avenue beyond, this is not a country hotel.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Japanese Americans were sent home with just a train ticket and $25 each.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Have questions about ordering or a purchase?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Dine in, carryout or curbside ordering.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some staff are said to prioritize the friendly faces and recurring guests of the club— but what space isn’t?—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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George Washington, in his Farewell Address (1796), cautioned against factions that prioritize loyalty over principle.—
Ken Silverstein,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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