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A series of actions or activities

series

noun

a set of similar things that follow one after another

process

noun

a series of actions that have a particular result

campaign

noun

a series of actions intended to produce political or social change

round

noun

one of a series of meetings

operation

noun

an action or set of actions that is necessary to achieve something

syndrome

noun

a set of feelings or actions that are typical in a particular situation

charm offensive

noun

a series of actions intended to get people to like and trust you so that you can influence them

trail

noun

a series of activities that you do in order to achieve something

record

noun

the things that someone has done, that give an idea of what they are like

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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