sequence

[see-kwuhns] / ˈsi kwəns /

NOUN

series, order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement array progression string

STRONG

chain classification concatenation continuance continuity continuousness course cycle disposition distribution flow graduation grouping ordering perpetuity placement procession row run sequel skein streak subsequence succession successiveness track train

WEAK

catenation consecution consecutiveness pecking order

Antonyms

STRONG

interruption stoppage

Example Sentences

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"The sequence of events itself may provide some clues, but the investigation has not been able to show anything more than that."

From Barron's

England go into the game as overwhelming favourites given they are on a run of 11 straight wins -- a sequence that includes a record 68-14 thrashing of Wales in Cardiff in March last year.

From Barron's

The study relied on long-molecule DNA sequencing, a technique that makes it possible to separate and identify different transcripts produced by a single gene.

From Science Daily

By sequencing the DNA and using other laboratory techniques that "weren't possible even five years ago", they hope to pinpoint what is driving modern-day cases.

From Barron's

The use of stage direction as couples therapy is one of the more poignant sequences in a film that tends to dance along the line separating the farcical from the bittersweet.

From The Wall Street Journal

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