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 Prime Video series based on Jenny Han‘s romance trilogy will return in July 2025, with the author making her directorial debut.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
But throughout its six-season run, the raunchy reality series was met with criticism — especially surrounding its legality.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Co-written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, the series also stars Graham alongside Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Faye Marsay.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Clyde surviving a 3-1 series comeback in 1973; Bird’s 39-point triple-double in 1984’s Game 7.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
But throughout its six-season run, the raunchy reality series was met with criticism — especially surrounding its legality.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Co-written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, the series also stars Graham alongside Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Faye Marsay.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Clyde surviving a 3-1 series comeback in 1973; Bird’s 39-point triple-double in 1984’s Game 7.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
Noun
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Following a quick succession of box office and Oscar hits, the director got $2 million from the Weinsteins to play with the new, inexpensive DV cameras and make something completely different.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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What credit bureaus have called the state’s negative regulatory climate has led to a succession of credit downgrades across the local utility industry.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The answer clearly has something to do with the adrenaline and joy that is on ample display in the documentary’s many action sequences.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Robert De Niro’s Number One Priority Is Getting Rid of Trump With sequences filmed throughout the Navajo Nation, this remains one of the best-looking shows being made today.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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The episode at Denver International Airport was the latest in a recent string of aviation woes.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this week, Yorke revealed his upcoming collaborative album Tall Tales with Mark Pritchard, the latest in an almost decade-long string of non-Radiohead releases that includes solo albums, film scores, and the Smile’s three LPs.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Sacramento, a new batch of state lawmakers, elected partly by mad-as-hell voters and unscarred by past legislative battles over permitting changes, may be newly receptive to making big changes too.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Well, this hard cider kit is easy to use and makes three batches of tart, dry cider.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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At least as important, is the variety of winter conditions, winter testing, and not just volume.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beers and ciders on tap at Belmont lean heavily toward local and regional, and the variety is well-curated.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This chain of violence and victimhood just goes on eternally.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Riu hotel chain did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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