as in succession
a set of things or events arranged in order or considered together
The museum is having a series of events for children this summer.
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Recent Examples of series
Grande got her start on the Nickelodeon series Victorious and iCarly before becoming a breakout pop superstar and earning Oscar and Golden Globe best supporting actress nominations for her role as Glinda in the first part of the double-up big screen adaptation of the musical Wicked.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 June 2025
The latest, Bad Company Support 175, is the first of Damen’s YS 53 series.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Closing out the Super Lounge series is Muni Long, the talented singer and songwriter.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 June 2025
Despite that, his first two contributions to the Mission: Impossible series are its strongest.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 June 2025
The latest, Bad Company Support 175, is the first of Damen’s YS 53 series.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Closing out the Super Lounge series is Muni Long, the talented singer and songwriter.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 10 June 2025
Despite that, his first two contributions to the Mission: Impossible series are its strongest.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
Noun
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Effective, July 1, the current deputy CEO will step up to run the organization alongside existing long-time leader Dag Rasmussen, signalling a succession process and the latter’s possible departure, or shift to full-time chairmanship of the retailer.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The change paved the way for female descendants of King Albert II, Philippe’s father, to accede based on birth order, meaning that sons would no longer skip ahead of their sisters in the line of succession.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The full sequence from take-off to crash—final moments of Air India 171 captured on CCTV.—
Hannah Parry
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Later in the demo, Grace returned to the room where the body was shredded, which triggered another chase sequence—this time to a locked gate.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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And then, on Tuesday, temperatures could peak at around 101 degrees in NYC, with a string of upper-90 degree weather days after that, the NWS said.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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The mosquito-repellent system consists of three diffusers (single-use replaceable pods) that offer 330 square feet of coverage via 36 feet of warm-glow string lights.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
12 June 2025
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With the release of its fourth and final three-episode batch, Disney+’s Andor rose to the top of Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
12 June 2025
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The Army has taken a variety of steps to protect the streets, including laying metal plates along the parade's route.—
LOLITA C. BALDOR,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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There is a variety of match times on offer too, ranging from three minutes per player right up to 20 mins.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Increasingly, rather than targeting technology, criminals are striking directly at the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, which is usually us humans.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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By the end of that year, Klarna had deals with roughly half of the country’s 100 largest chains.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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