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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
Increasing the uncertainty is the question of the Iranian succession.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Although ousting the mayor of New York City would be an unprecedented action, there is a line of succession outlined in Chapter 1, Section 10 of the New York City Charter.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Royal succession in Jordan passes exclusively through male descendants of King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein, meaning that baby Amina won't enter this progression.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
City only conceded in quick succession (ie, within 10 minutes) four times in 55 matches last season.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Although ousting the mayor of New York City would be an unprecedented action, there is a line of succession outlined in Chapter 1, Section 10 of the New York City Charter.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Royal succession in Jordan passes exclusively through male descendants of King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein, meaning that baby Amina won't enter this progression.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
City only conceded in quick succession (ie, within 10 minutes) four times in 55 matches last season.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succession
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The Liberty-Lynx series peaked at 2.15 million viewers for the deciding Game 5, which New York won in overtime, while the full set averaged 1.57 million.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Co-written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, the series also stars Graham alongside Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Faye Marsay.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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German bond yields may rise, and there is scope for the euro to halt its descent (relative to the dollar).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Moon lacks an atmosphere to help spacecraft slow down during descent.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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The divisive material included a drawing of a hand controlling a puppet with strings, which Becker and others consider an antisemitic trope portraying Jews as wielding outsized influence in the world.—
Molly Gibbs and Grant Stringer Bay Area News Group (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The deal is also the latest in a string of private companies letting employees cash out shares and lowering the pressure on themselves to go public.—
Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The release marks the next evolution of OpenAI's flagship model lineage that has been an industry front-runner since the start of the generative-AI boom.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, the findings indicate that the ease of evolutionary innovation is as important in driving speciation as an evolutionary innovation is itself, speeding the development of new species in easily evolving lineages.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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The country's fertility rate last year stood at just 1.0 births per woman, far below the replacement level of 2.1 needed to sustain population growth.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Reflecting on her motherhood journey in August 2016, Gilbert shared details of Michael's birth story, which involved complications.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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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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The concerns over trade relations stem from a history of tariffs, sanctions, and disputes that have strained the ties between the world's two largest economies.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Victory there would blow the Serie A title race wide open.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The street race on the strip takes place from November 20-22 and is set to showcase a more intense racing spectacle this season due to consistency in the regulations.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 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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Genetics, heredity, or health conditions may determine the characteristics defining these groups.—
Corey Whelan,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succession. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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