series

noun

Definition of seriesnext
as in succession
a set of things or events arranged in order or considered together The museum is having a series of events for children this summer.

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Recent Examples of series The Braves lost to the Twins, 4-2, in the series opener, a game delayed 51 minutes because of inclement weather and then began with an opening frame that probably had Braves faithful wishing there’d been a lengthier postponement. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Way stars in the series as the love interest of the serial killer played by Lola Petticrew. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Broader trials The Fort Polk exercise is part of a wider series of Army evaluations for Hunter WOLF. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Many viewers praised the former child star as the beating heart of the series, and it was critically acclaimed. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for series
Recent Examples of Synonyms for series
  1. succession
  2. sequence
  3. string
  4. batch
  5. variety
  6. chain
Noun
  • Brugg, who spent 22 years at Spencer Stuart before his fellow partners elected him to lead the firm in 2024, has worked on more than 300 CEO succession processes.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The biggest mistake that families make is waiting for a crisis like a stroke or a disagreement to discuss succession, according to Mallory Findley of Rockefeller Capital Management.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of succession
Noun
  • One is called Palindrome meaning a word, phrase, number or sequence of symbols that reads the same backward as forward.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But for Paterson, the most challenging scene was the opening sequence with a young Will Byers, played by Noah Schnapp, who was only 11 years old when Stranger Things debuted in 2016.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequence
Noun
  • The deal is Nvidia's latest in a string of financing maneuvers to support the sprawling AI data center buildout, despite concerns over circular financing in the AI trade.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of string
Noun
  • A day later, another batch of government data showed that prices paid to wholesalers by producers of goods had been left unchanged in July, coming in lower than economists’ expected.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • The space is textured and varied, designed like an extension of a variety of natural environments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Downs continues to play well in a variety of areas, including coming up to stop the run.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • Diners are also trading up to fast-casual chains like Cava and Chipotle, which both called out strong growth among lower-end consumers during the latest quarter.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • People can become infected in one place and travel elsewhere before monitoring teams know they have been exposed, potentially creating new chains of transmission that are difficult to trace.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chain

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“Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/series. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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