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/ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/ · noun
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other..
A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
Friends was one of the most successful television series in recent years.
I enjoyed the third series of Friends.
The harmonic series has been much studied.
The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series.
Use series when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Series means A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other..
Common synonyms include serie, chain, line, sequence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
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