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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
Eviction proceedings are often dispatched in rapid succession, with relatively few tenants defended by lawyers and county judges typically denying requests for jury trials.
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The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
As the name suggests, Star VII was the seventh reindeer in the line of succession.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Wright stepped in when the Knicks lost Brunson, McBride, and Payne in quick succession.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey is next shown heading off to prison, only to be mounting an escape in quick succession.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
As the name suggests, Star VII was the seventh reindeer in the line of succession.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Wright stepped in when the Knicks lost Brunson, McBride, and Payne in quick succession.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey is next shown heading off to prison, only to be mounting an escape in quick succession.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for succession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
Noun
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Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Flanagan goes on to open up about the descent into violence that coincided with his continued rise in punk circles, especially with the formation of Cro-Mags.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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In Martinique and Guadeloupe, in contrast, where more than 80% of the population is of African descent, the poverty rates are 38% and 46%, respectively.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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Several aircraft disasters rock nation The crash in Nebraska was the latest in a string of accidents that have put a spotlight on the aviation industry.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Surfers chased out of water by sea lion, the latest in a string of aggressive behavior at California beaches How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change Commercial salmon season is shut down — again.—
Brooke Kasl-Godley,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The results, Shapiro says, show the dire wolf was the result of hybridization between two ancient, now extinct canid lineages.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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Viewers know that someone named John will continue the Dutton lineage, eventually leading to Kevin Costner’s John III of the flagship series.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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Iran and the United States have not had formal diplomatic relations since the birth of the Islamic Republic in 1979, when 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days inside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The five births that followed, however, were marked with invalidation, disrespect, and racial bias.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The film to watch in next weekend's box office race is Sinners, the new film from Ryan Coogler.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Up and down pit road, many crew chiefs anticipated a race where tire conservation would be the primary difference between winning and losing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 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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Newell comes by his activism through heredity.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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