chain reactions

noun

plural of chain reaction
as in consecutions

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  1. sequences
  2. files
  3. chains
  4. strings
  5. trains
  6. progressions
  7. rows
  8. queues
Noun
  • Long, uneventful sequences capturing Kozue’s idle days spent daydreaming in nature or by the incinerator soon come to feel purposeless.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • The plot is a bit of an afterthought, but the increasingly bonkers action sequences are among the best of the year.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Ritchson has been talking about the Epstein files across podcasts.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • The Team’s sale process was launched earlier this year after a dump of files related to Jeffrey Epstein revealed flirtatious emails that Wasserman had sent in the early 2000s to close Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of files
Noun
  • Peptides are short chains of amino acids and act as the building blocks of proteins in the body.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill executives said consumers' mistrust of chains serving fresh lettuce weighed on sales in the second half of July.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of chains
Noun
  • Hassett’s tenacious acoustic guitar figure is stark and dusky like early Leonard Cohen, oozing low strings and a big oily bass.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • Crumbl is giving away free cookies to customers with no strings attached.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of strings
Noun
  • Gonzalez said more stations in the southern Blue Line corridor, which extends to Cosumnes River College, will close later this year as RT prepares the stations for the new trains to enter service in 2027.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Many people were killed in attacks on refugee groups and trains crossing the border.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of trains
Noun
  • Rooker underwent surgery on July 17, while Clarke and Severino are in the middle of recovery progressions.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • If the opening fanfares for Brat tracks served as invitations to the dance floor, Music’s crunchy progressions invite the question of where else Charli, Cook, and Keane are headed.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of progressions
Noun
  • Bent-over rows may be especially helpful for counteracting the forward head and rounded shoulder positioning that can result from frequent cell phone use.
    — Danielle Zickl, Health, 27 July 2026
  • Despite a hot and humid final Sunday with temperatures reaching 98 degrees, the crowds following Scheffler and eventual winner Jackson Kouvin were as many as 10 rows deep.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Viral videos shared online in recent weeks show massive crowds stretching through shuttle queues as visitors wait to reach Tre Cime di Lavaredo, one of the most iconic destinations in Italy's Dolomites.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of queues
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