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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
With two more wins against the woebegone Chicago White Sox, Seattle could sneak to within 1 1/2 games before the Astros open a weekend series at Yankee Stadium on Friday.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Wednesday’s tense 5-4 victory over the Angels was their second straight, giving them their first back-to-back wins — and series win — since beating Baltimore in the first post-All-Star break action (July 18-20).
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
The new series also goes the extra mile in spotlighting the importance of family and community.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
This article is part of our Getting To Know You Tuesday series—a chance to get to know all kinds of tax professionals and understand that the field of tax is bigger than April 15.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Wednesday’s tense 5-4 victory over the Angels was their second straight, giving them their first back-to-back wins — and series win — since beating Baltimore in the first post-All-Star break action (July 18-20).
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
The new series also goes the extra mile in spotlighting the importance of family and community.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
This article is part of our Getting To Know You Tuesday series—a chance to get to know all kinds of tax professionals and understand that the field of tax is bigger than April 15.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
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This means embedding gender equity into succession planning, aligning incentives to performance on inclusion linked to results and ensuring that pathways to the C-suite are transparent and accessible.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, the person who is second in the presidential line of succession, has been accused of illegally paying rent to East County Rep. Darrell Issa from campaign cash, two complaints filed with federal regulators show.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Perseverance landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021 in a multi-stage sequence that included an atmospheric entry capsule.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This likely allows the drones to distinguish each other and carry out their attacks in sequence without conflict and without needing radio communication.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin triggers evacuations for Outer Banks islands Two counties in North Carolina declared states of emergency and issued mandatory evacuation orders for parts of the Outer Banks, a string of islands in the Atlantic Ocean dotted with quaint villages and fishing towns.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The banjo is associated with enslaved people and descends from West African string instruments.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Many speculated that a batch of two dozen factory-fresh Flankers Moscow had initially built for Egypt would now go to Iran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Google came back with a variety of domestic and international destinations that fit my description.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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This is particularly important for the healthcare field, especially for enterprises use-cases, as healthcare data is largely unstructured and frequently found in a variety of different modalities.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Those items included a rose gold and diamond bracelet worth $15,000, a rose gold and diamond chain worth $50,000, a Rolex Presidential 40mm watch worth $45,000, a Rolex Datejust watch worth $23,000, and a gold and diamond tennis chain worth $30,000.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dutch grocer Ahold Delhaize , which has been the subject of rumors about a potential mega-merger with France's Carrefour in late 2024, pointed instead to its recent 1.3 billion euro ($1.5 billion) acquisition of Romanian supermarket chain Profi as proof of its active M & A strategy.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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