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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 2013, laws of succession were changed for the royal family.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
Also of value, in a tournament setting where teams play games in such close succession, Florida’s starters essentially sat for the entirety of the final quarter of their first-round bout.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Such a transition would have been controversial under normal circumstances, given his lack of experience and the ideological sensitivity around hereditary succession in a system born from anti-monarchical revolution.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference earlier this month, Johnston called Disney’s CEO succession process a strength.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
Also of value, in a tournament setting where teams play games in such close succession, Florida’s starters essentially sat for the entirety of the final quarter of their first-round bout.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Such a transition would have been controversial under normal circumstances, given his lack of experience and the ideological sensitivity around hereditary succession in a system born from anti-monarchical revolution.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference earlier this month, Johnston called Disney’s CEO succession process a strength.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
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Smith will be the opening-day pitcher, with Schultz getting his first start in the team’s second series.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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When the mercury rises, your entire body is forced to work much harder than normal, which can affect performance and health; this summer’s series of heat waves has led to numerous deaths among athletes.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Vastnaut One includes motors positioned at the knees that help absorb impact as the foot lands, reducing the stress that typically builds up over long descents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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But many of them might have already found that relocating to some countries, or obtaining a second passport in these places, has become harder over the last couple of years as these have tightened residency and descent rules.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That would be those same 76ers, making the matchup between the two on Saturday night yet another key game in a string of plenty of them for the surging Hornets.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The close call is the latest in a string of incidents involving helicopters and commercial passenger jets.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Beta Film has some royal lineage, with Dutch series Máxima proving popular.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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As suspicion spreads, the series follows the fractures inside a family built on lineage, property and control.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Under the hood, estimates show that growth came from births and international migration, while Jackson County lost a net 3,925 people to domestic migration since April 2020.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Stewart, who has Tennessee Medicaid, said Bowens shepherded her through the jitters of early pregnancy with her twin sons, blood pressure issues during delivery, a C-section and baby blues after birth.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 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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Trump called on more Middle Eastern countries to sign the Abraham Accords, an agreement his administration reached in its first term which saw Israel normalize relations with some Arab nations including the UAE and Bahrain.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Roger Sherman is a former partner at CRL Associates, a leading government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications firm in Denver.—
Roger Sherman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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