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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
Increasing the uncertainty is the question of the Iranian succession.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Although ousting the mayor of New York City would be an unprecedented action, there is a line of succession outlined in Chapter 1, Section 10 of the New York City Charter.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Royal succession in Jordan passes exclusively through male descendants of King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein, meaning that baby Amina won't enter this progression.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
City only conceded in quick succession (ie, within 10 minutes) four times in 55 matches last season.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Although ousting the mayor of New York City would be an unprecedented action, there is a line of succession outlined in Chapter 1, Section 10 of the New York City Charter.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Royal succession in Jordan passes exclusively through male descendants of King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein, meaning that baby Amina won't enter this progression.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
City only conceded in quick succession (ie, within 10 minutes) four times in 55 matches last season.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
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The Liberty-Lynx series peaked at 2.15 million viewers for the deciding Game 5, which New York won in overtime, while the full set averaged 1.57 million.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Co-written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, the series also stars Graham alongside Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Faye Marsay.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 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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The deal is also the latest in a string of private companies letting employees cash out shares and lowering the pressure on themselves to go public.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The divisive material included a drawing of a hand controlling a puppet with strings, which Becker and others consider an antisemitic trope portraying Jews as wielding outsized influence in the world.—
Molly Gibbs and Grant Stringer Bay Area News Group (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The release marks the next evolution of OpenAI's flagship model lineage that has been an industry front-runner since the start of the generative-AI boom.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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After news of the narrator’s Hamas lineage broke last week, the BBC initially appeared to try and put distance between the narrator and his father, before subsequently saying it hadn’t been given the full information and adding a disclaimer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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For decades, smoking during pregnancy has been heavily discouraged due to studies linking the habit to serious effects such as low infant birth weight, preterm births, stillbirths and infant death.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Mar. 2025
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Reflecting on her motherhood journey in August 2016, Gilbert shared details of Michael's birth story, which involved complications.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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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
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Winning Time is an artistic work of interpretation made by creators independent of the Lakers’ influence who wanted to explore ideas about the ’80s, professional sports, and race in America.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who got thrown under the bus in the past year’s race to the bottom.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
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 13 Mar. 2025.
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