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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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as in to file
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Missteps can be costly, but there’s little penalty to dying as combat sequences will simply start over.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
This landmark study successfully recruited 102 participants, completed all whole genome sequencing locally, analyzed all 102 samples, and has started identifying new genetic trends of breast cancer, marking four major milestones for the wider Caribbean community.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The sequence is grisly and disturbing in an almost primal way, perfectly setting up the stakes for the rest of the characters.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Missteps can be costly, but there’s little penalty to dying as combat sequences will simply start over.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
But a genetics appointment in May, in which Eden underwent whole genome sequencing, finally offered answers.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
This landmark study successfully recruited 102 participants, completed all whole genome sequencing locally, analyzed all 102 samples, and has started identifying new genetic trends of breast cancer, marking four major milestones for the wider Caribbean community.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Sequence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequence. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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