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 Paramount+ drama series follows a New York family that relocates to rural Montana after a family tragedy.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 May 2026
The Red Sox lost their series opener to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4, rallying from three down in a wild second inning before falling quiet the rest of the way.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
The San Diego Union-Tribune emailed a series of questions to Desmond and other candidates to help inform voters about their positions, priorities and plans if elected.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Richards will be activated ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners at Rate Field, Venable said, and the Sox will make a corresponding move.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 May 2026
The Red Sox lost their series opener to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4, rallying from three down in a wild second inning before falling quiet the rest of the way.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
The San Diego Union-Tribune emailed a series of questions to Desmond and other candidates to help inform voters about their positions, priorities and plans if elected.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Richards will be activated ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners at Rate Field, Venable said, and the Sox will make a corresponding move.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
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Instead, the show follows Paula on her downward spiral, maintaining a relentless focus on a rapid succession of crises that’s effective in building momentum but loses any sense of what drew Paula to Trevor — whose services include Zoom dinner dates as well as cybersex — in the first place.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Mix things up to increase engagement, and try succession planting, a technique used to maximize yield by continuously sowing seeds or adding new transplants throughout the season, rather than all at once.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Proteins, which are made up of sequences of amino acids, are more robust than ancient DNA, a fragile molecule that degrades relatively easily.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Stunts vet Ho Sung Pak (Bullet Train) is aboard to direct stunt and action sequences.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Surrounded by their friends, family, and about 500 twinkly string lights, Jake and Violet exchange vows while Eve officiates.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Bess defended the chief’s decision to reassign internal affairs investigators, saying the move was part of a broader batch of reassignments that Jones initiated seven weeks after becoming chief in September 2023.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Anthony Ferrari of Ferrari Fisheries in West Sacramento has sold two batches locally to restaurants and consumers so far.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Its multidirectional lugs keep you stable and grounded across a variety of surfaces, including city streets, cobblestone, and slippery hardwood floors.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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There is no single right answer to the question of how many potatoes grow from one potato; the yield depends on a range of factors, such as the potato variety, the time of planting, the growing conditions, and more.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
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Kelce wore a charcoal-gray plaid suit paired with a black T-shirt and a chain necklace.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Inside was the set for Metro Designers, an outlet of Christie Smith’s clothing chain, which sells monochromatic clothes—one color per month.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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