A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
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Succession
Synonyms for "succession" (240 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Noun(6 words)
accessionaffiliationafterlifealternationancestryanointinganointmentapparentationappointmentarrayarrogationarticulationassignmentassumptionat intervalsattainmentauthorizationbankbequeathalbequest
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birthbirthrightbloodbloodlineborough-englishbranchbreedbroodbuzzcatenacatenationchainchain reactionchainingchildrencoheirshipcoming aftercommon ancestryconcatenationconnectionconsanguinity
Verb(1 words)
arrange the steps
Strong matches (72)
consecrationconsecutionconsecutivelyconsecutivenesscontinuationcontinuitycontinuumconveyanceconveyancingcoparcenarycoronationcoursecycledelegationdeputationderivationdescendantdescendantsdescentdevolution
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direct linedistaff sidedronedynastyelectionelevationempowermentendless beltendless roundentailextensionextractionfamilyfemale linefilefiliationflowflywheel effectfollowingfruitfuture timegamutgavelkindgradationgrandchildrengreat-grandchildrenhangoverheirheirloomheirsheirshiphereditamentheritableheritageheritancehostages to fortunehousehumin a rowin linein orderin successionincorporeal hereditamentindian fileinheritance
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
existing sequence
Related words (120)
inheritorinheritorsissuekidkidslatenesslaw of successionlegacylegitimate successionlineline of descentline of successionlineagelittle oneslogical sequencemale linemode of successionmonotonenew generationnext life
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nexusoffspringorderorder of successionpatrimonypendulumperiodicityphylumplenumpostdatepostdatingposteriorityposteritypostpositionpostremogeniturepowder trainprimogenitureprocessionprogenyprogressionprolongationpromotionproveniencequeueracerangerankrashrecurrenceremainderreticulationreversionrising generationrotationroundround robinroutinerowrunrunningscaleseedseizureseptsequelsequenceseriesshiftshifting trustshifting usesidesingle filesonsspatespear sidespectrumspindle sidestemstirpsstockstrainstreamstringsubjunctionsubsequencesuccessivelysuccessivenesssuffixationsuitesuperveniencesuperventionswathsword sidetaking overthreadtiertraintransfertransferraltransmissiontransmittaltreasuresturnultimogenitureuninterruptedlyusurpationwindrowyounglingsyoungsteryoungsters
Adjective(1 words)
italian sequenza
Noun(9 words)
line of inheritanceorderprogressionsequencesseriessuccessional changesuccessivenesstaking overtaking turns
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10 entrieschronologyclimax communityearly successionentailmentheirshiplineupmid successionpioneer stageprimogenituretimeline
Collocations
6 entriesecological successionhereditary successionline of successionorder of successionroyal successionsuccession planning
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
This year typhoons comes in succession.
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After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
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We are writing to inform you that Mr Koichi Ohara has been appointed as Manager of the Technical Department in succession to Mr Taro Iida.
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