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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 lineages
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 successions
Everyone—prospective leaders, the target company, the investors and the local community—can benefit from this approach, according to YMFG Capital, which has orchestrated 12 business successions so far.
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Japan Contributor, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
For authoritarian regimes, survival is uncertain, and never more so than during inescapable successions.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Japan Contributor, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
For authoritarian regimes, survival is uncertain, and never more so than during inescapable successions.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successions
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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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The remixing of the ancient lineages then supported the modern gibbons' genetic health and enabled population regrowth.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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These lineages of genius and generosity, our inheritances of these epistemologies and practices may soon become our only defense, our only offense, and our only wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Punjab provincial government required motorbike riders to install a safety rod between their handlebars to keep kite strings stretched across roads from getting tangled around their necks — a past cause of injury and death.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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My music vibrates strings in there that never moved before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The relay course is slightly bigger and involves two accents and two descents per lap.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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When other resorts are battling bumps or bare spots, Baldy’s corduroy often remains impeccable, rewarding skiers and snowboarders who love speed, precision, and long, uninterrupted descents.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The opening sequences feature Gomis in a Paris studio auditioning first-time actors Correa and Kouadio, along with a host of other potential cast members.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Their 11 goals conceded from direct attacks (defined as shot or goal-ending open-play sequences that start inside the team’s half and move at least 50 per cent towards the goal) that year were only exceeded by Luton Town and Sheffield United (13), who both ended up relegated.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Young adults whose parents openly discuss their births from an early age appeared to hold more positive views.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services crews are seeing an increase in out-of-hospital births in the field, such as in a car on the side of a roadway.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a sign of how bitter relations have sunk, in January star Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman had his Indian Premier League contract abruptly canceled, prompting Dhaka to ban broadcasts of the league in retaliation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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That effort ultimately was unsuccessful and helped create Lightfoot’s sour relations with the City Council toward the end of her single term.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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His customers come from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, of all races.—
Andrés Soto,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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After dominating the skiing circuit for so long—Shiffrin owns an all-time record 108 World Cup wins—but failing to medal in her last eight Olympic races going back to PyeongChang, Shiffrin found herself under extreme pressure to deliver in the slalom, her best event.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Successions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successions. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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