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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
The case was brought in Nevada due to the state’s favorable succession laws, which allow the transfer of assets from one trust to another.
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Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From plans for succession and the King’s funeral, to possible future changes to the monarchy, a lot is going on.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
But Wall Street now thinks that with the concerns of a succession battle gone, the real dealmaking can begin.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The succession fight over Rupert Murdoch's multi-billion-dollar conservative media empire—which includes Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post—has come to an end.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From plans for succession and the King’s funeral, to possible future changes to the monarchy, a lot is going on.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
But Wall Street now thinks that with the concerns of a succession battle gone, the real dealmaking can begin.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The succession fight over Rupert Murdoch's multi-billion-dollar conservative media empire—which includes Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post—has come to an end.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
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Season 1 of the series has already won Gotham TV and TCA Awards and has 13 Emmy nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Wyle, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Hatosy, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for LaNasa.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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During a break in the rigorous shooting schedule for the limited series, which also stars Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden, Partridge was able to squeeze in the trip with old college friends.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For Watermelon Pictures founders Hamza and Badie Ali, both of Palestinian descent, that political message is inseparable from their company’s mission.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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One player dominating gets tedious very quickly; so does a string of one-time winners.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sanders battled against Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel in training camp and preseason and was ultimately named the Browns' third-string quarterback.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The result is a Gen Z-meets-mini-Nicole moment that feels like a respectful nod to her famous family lineage.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Agriodontosaurus shows us that the earliest members of the lizard lineage were far more diverse and had a much broader range of feeding strategies than previously imagined.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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His birth mom was an unwed teenager in New York City during World War II who had to give him up for adoption.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But what is arguably the First Intifada, also known as the Arab Revolt, actually took place from 1936 to 1939, a decade before Israel’s birth.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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As for Cohen’s next novel, Beautiful Losers, which was set in an apartment in Montreal as a bereaved and lust‑tormented narrator reconstructs his relations with the dead, there was a sharp divide of opinion internally at Viking.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Song Seok-ha, 67, who has been protesting every day for five years near the US Embassy in Seoul to call for a stronger US-South Korea alliance, was concerned about long-term damage to relations.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Senate election will mark Jenkins’ first statewide race at a time when Florida Democrats have struggled to show a pulse, and after the last Democratic Senate candidate, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, lost by almost 13 points.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kraft has received a few notable endorsements, most recently former city councilor Annissa Essaibi George, who was the runner-up to Wu in the 2021 race.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
10 Sep. 2025
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Genetics and heredity define stock in some modern contexts, but for the 1930s salmon homing debate, the implications of genetic dividing lines were very different.—
Greg Uyeno,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Aug. 2025
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No singular cause has been identified for most causes of ALS, with some research into factors that may be linked, such as heredity, environmental exposures, and diet, among others.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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