as in succession
a set of things or events arranged in order or considered together
The museum is having a series of events for children this summer.
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Recent Examples of series
Military depictions in film and TV tend to be intense, but Netflix's new series Boots offers something a little different.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
It was originally destined to be a full-fledged series but ended up a single film as events played out.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The series will premiere this fall in Belgium on VRT and RTL Belgium, with other territories to follow in the winter.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The visit coincided with Home-Start UK's national network preparing to launch new training based on an explainer series developed by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Explainer Series, which Kate launched in 2021.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
It was originally destined to be a full-fledged series but ended up a single film as events played out.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The series will premiere this fall in Belgium on VRT and RTL Belgium, with other territories to follow in the winter.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The visit coincided with Home-Start UK's national network preparing to launch new training based on an explainer series developed by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Explainer Series, which Kate launched in 2021.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
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Mahmoud Abbas, the PA’s president, has failed to create a durable plan for leadership succession.—
Ilan Berman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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This provides evidence of two separate earthquake events happening in quick succession—as the first earthquake was settling a layer of silt over the ocean floor, a second shock sent another avalanche of sand over top.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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Julian got the sequence started.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The white bare trees evoke the antlers featured in the background of this sequence from 1952's Lovely to Look At, which Duquette designed specially with Vincente Minnelli (who directed only this scene in the Mervyn LeRoy film).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most importantly, many defensive special-teams rushers are first-string players, whereas the blockers tend to be second- and third-string players.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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At 25, the Bronx native has already collected five Grammy Awards and a string of historic performances, from Sesame Street to Austin City Limits.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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Try batch-cooking a grain, such as quinoa or brown rice, to use throughout the week.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nick would reject entire batches for defects that seemed minor, causing delays and waste.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, there is a growing movement to curb light pollution and reduce its impacts across a variety of animal species.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The beauty is variety—but that variety depends on the region.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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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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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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