chain reactions

noun

plural of chain reaction
as in consecutions

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  1. sequences
  2. files
  3. chains
  4. strings
  5. trains
  6. progressions
  7. rows
  8. queues
Noun
  • But over the course of numerous sequels and reboots, the franchise largely shifted away from resonant character drama in favor of high-octane action sequences and increasingly monstrous beasts.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Key sequences were excised before its original release, with still more cuts made for American moviegoers.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Clients of John Minnella may retrieve files by calling the State Bar at (213) 765-1593.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The subpoena seeks QueerDoc's personnel files, billing documents, communications with drug manufacturers and records of patients who were prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy, among other information, according to the 9th Circuit decision.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of files
Noun
  • American eating habits are shifting toward high-protein options, prompting major fast-food chains to reimagine traditional morning foods to meet growing consumer demand for functional nutrition.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Other chains found that promotions did little to offset pressure on lower-income consumers.
    — Savyata Mishra, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of chains
Noun
  • Languid piano tunes give way to surging, keening tides of strings.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An antidote to session cookie theft DBSCs protect against the theft of session cookies, the unique strings of characters that websites store on browsers.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of strings
Noun
  • Visitors to the airport have been able to watch the trains in action, but travelers have yet to benefit.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bias cut is preferred, but looks range from the draped and slinky to high-lows with trains.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of trains
Noun
  • The first-year skipper said that both Hurston Waldrep and Spencer Strider will begin throwing progressions this week.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Rooker underwent surgery on July 17, while Clarke and Severino are in the middle of recovery progressions.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of progressions
Noun
  • For well over a century now, families have sported rows of rictus grins for the camera, but the subgenre of family portraiture (and, later, video clips) dedicated to conception, gestation, and birth is very much a product of the social media age.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Expensive seats, in the lower level about 30-40 rows up at the 12-13-yard line have their view of the other side of the field blocked by a standing platform.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • Several airports including in Paris and Amsterdam have temporarily switched off biometric collection and resorted to manual processing as a result of queues.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Whether these projects join the shift to private grids will depend in part on whether operators and regulators of the public grids address problems with grid interconnection queues.
    — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of queues
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