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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
Billions were disbursed, succession was settled and whatever love might have remained was shattered.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
After a succession of a few other news directors in a short time, Hultman was appointed as news director himself late in 1972 — while still anchoring on the air.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Brown keyed the next Celtics charge by earning a steady succession of trips to the foul line.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Like a boxer playing rope-a-dope, the away side absorbed much of what Arsenal had to throw at them in the first half and were unlucky not to have provided their own sucker punch after Dwight McNeil had two excellent chances in quick succession.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
After a succession of a few other news directors in a short time, Hultman was appointed as news director himself late in 1972 — while still anchoring on the air.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Brown keyed the next Celtics charge by earning a steady succession of trips to the foul line.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Like a boxer playing rope-a-dope, the away side absorbed much of what Arsenal had to throw at them in the first half and were unlucky not to have provided their own sucker punch after Dwight McNeil had two excellent chances in quick succession.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
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The victory was the fifth in a row for the Oilers (6-2-1, 5-0), who can sweep the three-game series against the Vikings (3-6, 1-4) when the teams play Friday at Huntington Beach High School.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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The warning follows a series of escalating strikes tied to the widening conflict between Iran and Israel that has increasingly drawn in neighboring countries and critical energy infrastructure.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Hiroyuki Sanada became the first Japanese actor to win the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Anna Sawai made history as the first actress of Asian descent to win Lead Actress in the same category.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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To claim a straight line of descent from a father’s grief for a work as multifaceted as Hamlet is to mistake a labyrinth for a corridor.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The move came after a string of Iranian attacks on other troops at British, French and Italian bases in the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, the plot, as such, isn’t so much a narrative as a string of minor but incremental disasters that accrue after Carroll steps on a rusty nail in the back garden.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Presence of stones Classified as a thescelosaurid, this bipedal dinosaur was part of a lineage found across East Asia and North America, potentially characterized by a fuzzy exterior.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Although the Guardians succeeded the Spiders in Cleveland in 1900, their franchise is from a different lineage.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Beneficiaries who were born between the 21st and final day of their birth month are set to receive their monthly Social Security benefit on Wednesday, March 25, according to the SSA’s payment calendar.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, the Eastern European country reported that a person with Down syndrome was born per 847 births.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 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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Panels and presentations were markedly less likely to offer simultaneous translations into English than in previous years, a shift that several English-speaking attendees remarked upon, and which some attributed to budget pressures or evolving trade relations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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Teams and leagues dictated public narratives through official broadcasts, mainstream press relations and league rules.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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