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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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
Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 26 June 2025
Construction teams can sequence work stages, plan material deliveries, and schedule the right workers.
—Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2025
This Taken-esque film is your standard Statham fare, providing all the action sequences of him beating the crap out of people and delivering corny-yet-effective one-liners.
—Elliott Smith, EW.com, 26 July 2025
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Noun
Among the contracts that were tagged and later killed was one to maintain a gene sequencing device for improving cancer treatment.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 26 June 2025
Construction teams can sequence work stages, plan material deliveries, and schedule the right workers.
—Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Verb
Why would a seemingly unspectacular sequence matter so much?
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2025
This Taken-esque film is your standard Statham fare, providing all the action sequences of him beating the crap out of people and delivering corny-yet-effective one-liners.
—Elliott Smith, EW.com, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
Noun
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In the pilot program, the U.S. Department of Education offered Pell grants for short-term training for students who wouldn’t otherwise qualify and compared their outcomes to those without grants.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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But expect the outcome of the race to potentially be controversial.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The only remnants of the once thriving fast-casual chain restaurant are the imprints of large block letters that hung on the façade of the building, and a single, unused rotisserie.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The decision to expedite the full-time MBA program followed the standard campus approval chain, including the College of Business, Graduate Council and Faculty Senate, Toms said.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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The draft improvement plans released May 23 outline arrangements to overhaul schedules, train staff members and introduce new curricula to the three middle schools.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Reprinted by arrangement with Random House, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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His family is filing a wrongful death suit against the park, and their lawyer, Esther Avalos (Nicola Correia-Damude), visits Turner and Jill alike, sniffing around for information about his disappearance.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
20 July 2025
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In May, Jackson filed a request for a restraining order in L.A. County Superior Court against Burgin, 21, alleging domestic violence.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Homelessness, housing costs hit record-high levels nationwide The Department of Housing and Urban Development won't release the 2025 point-in-time count results until the end of this year, but the most recent data shows that homelessness is rising even faster across the U.S. than in Indianapolis.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Air sampling meters tested the building for hazardous conditions, but the results were negative.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Her daily commute on the train from her family’s home at Iwakuni, twenty-five miles to the southwest of the city, had been frustratingly delayed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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The satellite train is starting to pick up steam for Amazon as its $140 million processing facility at Kennedy Space Center gears up to support multiple missions at a time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Based in Calgary, where extreme weather demands durable, energy-efficient solutions, the construction company prioritizes high-performance construction materials designed to reduce energy use and long-term environmental impact.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The redesign has prioritized hurricane-resilient research facilities and greenhouses, and smart stormwater management.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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