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as in series
a series of things, people, events, or actions arranged or happening one after another
He experienced a succession of car repairs that set him back thousands of dollars.
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as in descent
the order of people in a family
The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne.
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Recent Examples of succession
In quick succession came a documentary, a covers album, a career-spanning compilation, and finally, new music.
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Matthew Blackwell, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Change is always hard, but there’s a succession plan.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The seamless succession from Parker to Isom reflected a textbook leadership handoff, with Isom building on Parker’s successes in playing to American’s strengths – even if those strengths are sometimes underappreciated by business media.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
An imperious figure with a tendency to grandstand, Yermak feuded with a succession of Western diplomats and just about everyone in Zelensky’s entourage.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Blackwell, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Change is always hard, but there’s a succession plan.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
The seamless succession from Parker to Isom reflected a textbook leadership handoff, with Isom building on Parker’s successes in playing to American’s strengths – even if those strengths are sometimes underappreciated by business media.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
An imperious figure with a tendency to grandstand, Yermak feuded with a succession of Western diplomats and just about everyone in Zelensky’s entourage.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
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The lawsuit also levels a series of accusations against the city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture series honors the late journalist and is considered the capstone of the university’s Burkle Center for International Relations.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Besides, the German team, like many others in Europe, has become conspicuously multiethnic, with players of Turkish, Polish, Arab, or African descent.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The swirling, whirling mass approaches like a steam train, picking up thousands of tons of matter on its descent, throwing clouds of snow into the air as its gathers speeds of up to 130 kph (80 mph).—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The attack follows a string of assaults on Jewish people and their religious establishments in the country, as community leaders warn of a rise in antisemitism.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The quote was apt considering that after her win — her first medal since scoring a silver in the combined at the 2018 games in Pyeongchang following an 0-8 string of loses at the Winter Games — Shiffrin talked about pushing away the criticism and keeping her eyes on the prize.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s an additional quest element in Elizabeth seeking documents about her family lineage to fight her erasure from the history books.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hunter-McPhan's lineage makes her Black and Japanese.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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On 17th anniversary of his birth, Larios captured his first San Diego Masters title, pinning Poway’s undersized Lewis Fofanah in 2 minutes, 38 seconds to win the 285-pound title Saturday afternoon semifinal at Olympian High School.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Her husband’s mother died at the age of 36 after giving birth to her fifth child while being forced to live at the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California, during the war, Tonko Doi said.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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His second album, Baby—a meditation on heredity, shredded and reconstituted in a $10 DJ program—was released to rapturous acclaim in August.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
8 Dec. 2025
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To truly understand genes and heredity, researchers had to learn to read the DNA code.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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The National Association Against iGaming supports the Colorado bill because the group opposes online casino games, said Oliver Barie, the organization’s government relations director.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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While Don specializes in operations, Joey places a key emphasis on investor relations.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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