as in chain
a series of things linked together
a catena of lies that ultimately proved to be her undoing
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Recent Examples of catena
Did someone say in his hearing that the word derived from the Latin catena (chain)?
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Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catena
Noun
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Artificial Intelligence will soon take fast-food orders at 500 major chains including Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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This is less of a problem at large fast-food chains with safety checks and cooking technologies that help minimize these chemicals, but smaller restaurants may not have these precautions, Decker explains.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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On Des Moines’ first attacking sequence after halftime, Feilhaber was fouled in the box to set up a penalty kick.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The report, which did not include a cause for the crash, noted that the exact sequence of the aforementioned events is still being examined.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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As such there is great concern that the US may tip into a recession or even that this is the express policy of the administration, with the goal of reducing borrowing costs (see ‘Un train peut cacher un autre’).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Sitting in his idling pickup one afternoon, Sherlock watched as a Canadian Pacific train rumbled by the grain elevator in the small town of Wimbledon.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Catena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catena. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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