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Recent Examples of in series
To improve measurement, the cells were connected in series and paired with a small capacitor.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Novels in series often come out once a year, are addictive, have characters people love.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Royals, meanwhile, fell to 34-24 in series finales dating to the 2025 season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Cranston has continued acting in series like Breaking Bad, while Muniz has pursued his love of race car driving.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Ramírez and Juan Brito also had RBI doubles for the Guardians, who are 3-0-1 in series this season.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Bishop is best known for portraying David Justice in Moneyball and for his standout roles in series such as BET’s Being Mary Jane, Netlfix’s The Imposters and CBS’ The Equalizer.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
What was so notable about the buzz titles at this year’s Series Mania, however, was that there were so many of them, not only in series selected but slates brought onto the market, such as Banijay’s 17-title Series Mania lineup.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Catherine O’Hara, meanwhile, who was part of the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars, had a long career that included both iconic movies, like Beetlejuice and Home Alone, and TV, in series like Schitt’s Creek and The Studio, and will likely be honored in both.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Mar. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Novels in series often come out once a year, are addictive, have characters people love.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The Royals, meanwhile, fell to 34-24 in series finales dating to the 2025 season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Cranston has continued acting in series like Breaking Bad, while Muniz has pursued his love of race car driving.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Ramírez and Juan Brito also had RBI doubles for the Guardians, who are 3-0-1 in series this season.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Bishop is best known for portraying David Justice in Moneyball and for his standout roles in series such as BET’s Being Mary Jane, Netlfix’s The Imposters and CBS’ The Equalizer.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
What was so notable about the buzz titles at this year’s Series Mania, however, was that there were so many of them, not only in series selected but slates brought onto the market, such as Banijay’s 17-title Series Mania lineup.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Catherine O’Hara, meanwhile, who was part of the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars, had a long career that included both iconic movies, like Beetlejuice and Home Alone, and TV, in series like Schitt’s Creek and The Studio, and will likely be honored in both.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in series
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In fact, Kancey was only one of two players in the NFL in 2024 to record a quarterback hit in 10-plus consecutive games, joining the Texans’ Danielle Hunter.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers finished the regular season with three consecutive wins to hold onto home-court advantage as the fourth seed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since 2018, Xie’s research group has gradually advanced the technology through successive iterations, addressing persistent challenges in materials science, cell durability, fuel processing, and the ability to maintain continuous coal feed.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Alcaraz won’t play for a third successive French Open title due to a right wrist injury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Consumer postpaid phone churn was 90 basis points in Q1, a sequential improvement of 5 basis points from Q4, and improved further in March to below 85 basis points.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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More intricate knots can be designed to untie in stages, resulting in sequential movements similar to a gymnastic routine.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Detroit won three straight games – Game 5 at home, Game 6 in Orlando and Game 7 back in Detroit – and the collapse became part of franchise lore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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And once again, Suzuki’s top line went scoreless five-on-five for a fourth straight game.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“In series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20series. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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