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
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
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Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
The thriller series out of France follows nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), which sets sail on a strategic mission, only for crew member to be found dead and another missing.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Come October, Fox has the NLDS and NLCS playoff series, plus the Fall Classic itself.
—Takashi Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But there was wariness, too: As a lead of The Bachelor franchise, would Paul actually make the series feel fresh again?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
The thriller series out of France follows nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), which sets sail on a strategic mission, only for crew member to be found dead and another missing.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Come October, Fox has the NLDS and NLCS playoff series, plus the Fall Classic itself.
—Takashi Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But there was wariness, too: As a lead of The Bachelor franchise, would Paul actually make the series feel fresh again?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
Noun
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Two goals against in short succession turned a manageable situation into a long shot.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Most often, despejado messages would follow in quick succession.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Editor Danielius Kokanauskis cuts these sequences with Swiss-clock precision, mirroring the cruel precision of Soviet bureaucracy.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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While Sturm sat Lohrei for the next power play after a similar situation in the loss to Toronto, and could have reasonably benched him after that horrendous sequence, Sturm did put him back on the ice.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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That would be those same 76ers, making the matchup between the two on Saturday night yet another key game in a string of plenty of them for the surging Hornets.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The close call is the latest in a string of incidents involving helicopters and commercial passenger jets.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Now the west coast will be the beneficiary of that, as Dylan has added a fresh string of dates to his itinerary that include a batch of shows in California.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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With city officials arguing that a petition process would not be possible under the city charter, Holland declined to certify the first batch of signatures.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The six varieties of Caruso giardiniera are now available online, and in stores in 30 states, including more than 100 stores in the Chicago area.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hotel offers a variety of half-day and full-day excursions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Her dad was the credit manager for a local chain of appliance stores, a second-generation Jewish immigrant, and a lifelong Republican.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Teel is the grandson of Raley’s founder Tom Raley, and was hired at the grocery chain in 1976, after college.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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