as in sequence
a series of things linked together
a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident
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Recent Examples of concatenation
What follows is an overlong concatenation of OK set pieces featuring oodles of predictable globe-hopping derring-do.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
This concatenation of adverse events has prompted comparisons to the nineteen-seventies, when an oil-price shock combined with domestic price pressures led to stagflation and recession.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
Most computer voice programs use a library of syllables and words to construct sentences, something called concatenation synthesis.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2018
And nothing helps like the astonishing concatenation of DOJ-FBI inquiries bearing the public ceaselessly back to the battlements of yesteryear however much voters might wish to move on from the bizarre, technicolor fights of the Trump era.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
This concatenation of adverse events has prompted comparisons to the nineteen-seventies, when an oil-price shock combined with domestic price pressures led to stagflation and recession.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
Most computer voice programs use a library of syllables and words to construct sentences, something called concatenation synthesis.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2018
And nothing helps like the astonishing concatenation of DOJ-FBI inquiries bearing the public ceaselessly back to the battlements of yesteryear however much voters might wish to move on from the bizarre, technicolor fights of the Trump era.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concatenation
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That included an eight-save sequence in the third, in which Arlington pulled John Snider (21 saves) for all 1:34 of a 4-on-4 down 3-1 with 5:09 left – and kept him off for a 26-second 6-on-4 advantage.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2025
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The average Premier League team have 57 sequences per match that start in the attacking half.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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State of play: Peter Morton sold his interest in the cafe chain in 1996.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles only has a volunteer, part-time and mostly teenage hand crew, who use axes, shovels and chain saws to stop wildfires spreading, according to the Post.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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For the film, a version was made encrusted with large rhinestones, complete with a dramatic train.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Residents have reported stopped trains for up to 12 hours, with one report that claims a train was stopped for more than 24 hours.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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In addition, Coen criticized the idea of attaching strings to assistance.—
WILL WEISSERT,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Still, the federal aid should be given without strings attached.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Concatenation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concatenation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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