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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 descent
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 succession
And a succession of larger and more deadly fires swept through the region.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The matriarch of the family, Donna Kelce, is fourth in line of succession in case of emergency.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
As in the movie, a succession of mini-scandals has threatened to derail one Best Picture contender after another, amounting to one of the messiest campaign seasons in recent memory.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
The first four films followed Neve Campbell's character, Sidney Prescott, and her struggle against a succession of murderers who adopt the guise of Ghostface, a masked killer motivated by revenge, jealousy, and notoriety.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for succession
Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The matriarch of the family, Donna Kelce, is fourth in line of succession in case of emergency.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
As in the movie, a succession of mini-scandals has threatened to derail one Best Picture contender after another, amounting to one of the messiest campaign seasons in recent memory.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
The first four films followed Neve Campbell's character, Sidney Prescott, and her struggle against a succession of murderers who adopt the guise of Ghostface, a masked killer motivated by revenge, jealousy, and notoriety.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
Noun
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The series shot mainly in New York, where De Niro resides, which was also part of the appeal.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Feb. 2025
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However, before the audience can orient themselves into the scene, the series flashes back to six months in the past.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Three large parachutes slow its descent to facilitate a safe touchdown.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Moon lacks an atmosphere to help spacecraft slow down during descent.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Safety concerns The paper is the latest in a string of studies that suggest keeping increasingly powerful AI systems under control may be harder than previously thought.—
Harry Booth,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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The closure is another in a string of both high- and low-profile closures over the past six months as restaurateurs decry the same points that Anderson made in his Instagram post. Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.—
Jonathan Shikes,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The story—Franklin had appreciatively sung back to her a line from the performance—might have been the lead anecdote in a profile of Erivo that sought to place her in a lineage of distinguished vocalists.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sidney Crosby’s 2010 Golden Goal was part of a long lineage of U.S. disappointment in best-on-best tournaments against Canada.—
Alex Kirshner,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The camps, housing descendants of Palestinians who fled or were driven from their homes in the 1948 war around the birth of the state of Israel, have been strongholds of the militant groups for decades.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Storm places the birth and initial spread of nationalism in the crucible of the Atlantic revolutions of the eighteenth century.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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The concerns over trade relations stem from a history of tariffs, sanctions, and disputes that have strained the ties between the world's two largest economies.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There will be 24 races in the season which will conclude on December 5-7 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wright referred there to the project conducted by scientists at Los Alamos during World War II to win the race with Germany to produce the first atomic bombs, a race the American scientists ultimately won.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zoologist Charles Davenport created the Cold Spring Harbor Eugenics Record Office in 1910 to pursue his interests in evolution, breeding and human heredity.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Genetics, heredity, or health conditions may determine the characteristics defining these groups.—
Corey Whelan,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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