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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the attempt to help was a natural sequence to her charitable nature
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as in chain
a series of things linked together
a sequence of events that no one predicted
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as in arrangement
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
police are trying to reconstruct the sequence of events
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Recent Examples of sequence
Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
A lot of people watch the Golden Globes, but the Oscars warrants a musical number, a dance sequence.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Christina Manian, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Kosch recently sequenced the genome of the southern corroboree — a black and brilliantly yellow frog of which 50 or fewer survive in the wild.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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High spirits also prevail in the apartment that Chantelle shares with her two grown daughters, Kayla (Ani Nelson) and Aleisha (Sophia Brown); in one playful sequence, the three of them all but fall over one another laughing, their mood as bright as their pajamas.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
A lot of people watch the Golden Globes, but the Oscars warrants a musical number, a dance sequence.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Participants had their gut flora analyzed via metagenomics, a technique that can glean insights into gut microbiome composition based on sequencing the genetic content of stool samples.
—Christina Manian, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Kosch recently sequenced the genome of the southern corroboree — a black and brilliantly yellow frog of which 50 or fewer survive in the wild.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The best possible outcome is a public unmasking of his motives.Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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The outcome reflected shifts in the power balance in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, with Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah badly pummeled from last year’s war, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad toppled in December.Reuters, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Debenhams, once a national department store chain, is now an online-only business, while the number of House of Fraser stores has nearly halved since retailer Mike Ashley took over the franchise.Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Delgado’s death sets off a chain of events in the episodes that follow.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
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With the mellowness of the arrangements belying the weight of her messages, Oladokun proved equally perceptive on loneliness.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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In the ensuing decades, these institutional arrangements held firm and even grew.Roy Brownell, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
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The petition was filed with the Department of Health in November, and the agency referred it to an administrative law judge on Monday.Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The reports were filed in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, when Hamas, designated a terror organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union, killed nearly 1,200 people and took roughly 250 hostages.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Right now, if one of the four tubes is temporarily out of service, the result is numerous delays, cancellation and combining of trains.Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The result is that the EPA vastly underestimates the harm from pesticides to important pollinators.Sharmeen Morrison, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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As ridership dropped at the start of the pandemic, passengers increasingly complained of ghost buses and trains, long wait times, quality issues like smoking and fears about crime.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Indian Railways has also introduced more than 90 special trains that will make nearly 3,300 trips during the festival to transport devotees, besides regular trains.Fox News, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Because of this, experts recommend prioritizing foods shown to decrease inflammation, such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, whole grains, fish, lean poultry, and healthy fats like olive oil and avocado.Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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By prioritizing cybersecurity and fostering a culture of vigilance, healthcare organizations can better protect their patients, their reputation and their critical infrastructure.Chris Novak, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Designers had initially hoped to tunnel beneath the rail line, but UP refused permission, the resultant bridge adding well over $15 million to the project cost, according to Ellerman.Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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