1
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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2
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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as in to file
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Recent Examples of sequence
Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
In a new analysis, led by Johns Hopkins University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, scientists realized that in these genomes, many gene sequences seem to duplicate over long time scales.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Whole genome sequencing confirmed the finding of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1.
—Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The effects are especially strong in the climactic third-act battle sequence.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
In a new analysis, led by Johns Hopkins University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, scientists realized that in these genomes, many gene sequences seem to duplicate over long time scales.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
With usually just a few days to prep, Basso credits his fight coordinator and camera operators for coordinating movements and sequencing to look spontaneous.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Whole genome sequencing confirmed the finding of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1.
—Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
Noun
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The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most importantly, focus on outcomes by providing actionable feedback and discussing steps for improvement.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Michael’s and Hobby Lobby are the major craft chains; Hobby Lobby also has a limited selection of fabrics.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Retail chain Joann is shutting down all of its fabric stores — including several Sacramento-area locations — after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and being sold to a new ownership group.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Most have been released in ceasefire agreements or other arrangements.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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This arrangement is massive for not just Legion XIII but LIV Golf as a whole.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Reset members will go onto the April 1 consolidated election, but no other candidates have filed.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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This overhaul coincides with the Trump administration’s massive overhaul of federal agencies, as well as CBS News potentially settling a suit with Trump over its editing of an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris and shortly after ABC News settling a lawsuit filed by the president.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Official autopsy reports are pending, and toxicology tests have been requested for Hackman and Arakawa, according to the sheriff’s office –– but results could take months.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The result flamed the idea of trade speculation, which was shut down by Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The train hit the truck on the right side, sending it careening northeast into a switching control box and then a telephone pole.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Invisible trains 80% of the world’s leading AI models.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This format prioritizes batters at the top of the lineup who give you volume innings instead of per-appearance stats.—
Michael Waterloo,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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To achieve this, prioritize fast-loading pages, ensure mobile responsiveness to align with mobile-first indexing, submit XML sitemaps to clarify your site’s structure and properly configure your robots.txt file to guide AI agents on what to crawl.—
Andrea Prazakova,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 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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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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