as in succession
a set of things or events arranged in order or considered together
The museum is having a series of events for children this summer.
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Recent Examples of series
The Hollywood star had a career spanning decades, with standout roles including Ted Dinard in the original Dynasty series.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Sterling has also maintained a voice acting career, playing characters in Monsters University (2013) and the Despicable Me series, among many others.
—EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In fact, much of the joy of the series is watching three completely different characters with three completely different agendas go after the same prize for three completely different reasons.
—Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline After his 1978 Martin Luther King Jr. limited series King was nominated for an Emmy, Maslansky found success with 1984’s Police Academy.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Sterling has also maintained a voice acting career, playing characters in Monsters University (2013) and the Despicable Me series, among many others.
—EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In fact, much of the joy of the series is watching three completely different characters with three completely different agendas go after the same prize for three completely different reasons.
—Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline After his 1978 Martin Luther King Jr. limited series King was nominated for an Emmy, Maslansky found success with 1984’s Police Academy.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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His appointment is the latest step in a long-term succession plan set in motion with Nair’s arrival in 2021.WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some of the puzzles can be quite complex, while others can be solved easily by trying X-number of combinations in rapid succession — although both means are still true to the character.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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It’s filled with dry British comedy and over-the-top action sequences set to classic rock tracks.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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Plus, Starkey says movement rehearsals for a kind of dance sequence toward the end of the film broke the ice.Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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This could have been just a string of bald jokes, but Dismukes has a way of playing this type of character with absolute seriousness.Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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No one would usually dare to touch these hives as the bee attacks are brutal and strings acutely agonizing.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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That completes the constellation's first orbital shell, following a launch of an initial batch of six satellites for testing back in January.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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The initial batch of 14,000 chargers are being supplied by Siemens, ChargePoint and Blink, according to the USPS.Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Over the years, Amazon’s transformation has redefined how people shop by offering convenience, variety, and competitive pricing.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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This increased the supply of a variety of pigments and other raw materials for paints, which, along with new processing techniques, offered new opportunities for artists.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance took off a little past noon after The Wall Street Journal reported that the pharmacy chain was in talks to sell itself to private-equity firm Sycamore Partners.Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The popular chicken chain's subsidiary, Chick-fil-A Supply, is behind the 270,000-square-foot project and aims to wrap up construction by 2026.Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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