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succession

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a series of things or people following one after another

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Succession in a sentence

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A rapid succession of crises overwhelmed the new government.

Synonyms
sequenceseriesprogression
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “succession

Succession (noun) means a series of things or people following one after another
Here is succession used in an example sentence: "A rapid succession of crises overwhelmed the new government."
Common synonyms for succession include sequence, series, progression.
Succession is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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