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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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Recent Examples of sequence
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
Left unfinished with no definitive text and no definite chronological sequence, the play follows the story of a lowly military barber named Franz Woyzeck who turns to violence after being subjected to humiliation, medical experimentation and infidelity.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
The conversations culminated with Hegseth, hours before the airstrikes, sharing secret plans ‒ including targets and attack sequencing ‒ in the chat.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The series mirrors the sequence of Sheeran’s first five albums, which fit a mathematics theme: + (2011), x (2014), ÷ (2017), = (2021) and – (2023).
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
Left unfinished with no definitive text and no definite chronological sequence, the play follows the story of a lowly military barber named Franz Woyzeck who turns to violence after being subjected to humiliation, medical experimentation and infidelity.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
The 26-year-old had been watching how Brown sequenced his pitches.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
The conversations culminated with Hegseth, hours before the airstrikes, sharing secret plans ‒ including targets and attack sequencing ‒ in the chat.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequence
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The outcomes of these talks could alter American access to Japan's lucrative auto and electronics markets, and potentially affect agricultural exports, too.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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From her campaign headquarters in Quito, González emphatically rejected the outcome.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tax Day is coming this week and restaurant chains across the country are offering customers freebies and discounts to celebrate the occasion.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The theater chain announced on social media that the special screenings will take place on Sunday, April 20.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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For her performance, Clarkson sported a Buffalo Bills jacket — a nod to that day’s guest, Hailee Steinfeld, who is engaged to quarterback Josh Allen — and kept her vocal arrangement free of any of her signature high notes or riffs, letting the humor of Crow’s lyrics speak for itself.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The second extension puts to rest any idea that TikTok will disappear again, and makes some kind of business arrangement to preserve its U.S. presence appear all but inevitable.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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No charges were filed against Darvish as of April 13.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit was initially filed against Meta — then called Facebook — in 2020, during Mr. Trump's first term, before being amended in 2021.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Webb telescope observations could have occurred by chance or could be the result of previously unknown chemical processes at work on K2-18b.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Friday’s result provided further clarity on the Heat’s draft pick situation.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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Fans still go crazy for Braun Strowman’s running train attack.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The vast majority of those from San Diego were sent by train to the Santa Anita racetrack in Los Angeles County, a holding place for thousands being relocated from around Southern California.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Given that its decoder is tasked with both transcription and token prediction, without precise alignment between audio and text during training, the model can prioritize generating fluent text over accurately transcribing the input.—
Asmelash Teka Hadgu,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, a growing wave of holidaymakers appears to be prioritizing summer trips to northern Europe to escape the blistering heat.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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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 24 Apr. 2025.
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