chain of events
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3.2
- noun
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cadena de acontecimientos
- The accident triggered a chain of events that ultimately led to the new safety regulations.
- chain of events that led
- complex chain of events
- chain of events occurs
It can be hard to stand back and go, wow, that chain of events is the whole story.
- It can be hard to stand back and go, wow, that chain of events is the whole story.
- It happened by some weird random chain of events.
- What is your reaction to this, this story, this chain of events?
- But what it also does is set in motion a chain of events that are going to make your sleep less restful.
- And then throughout the movie, these chain of events cause him to be who he actually is, which is the next godfather.
- We have, we have models of reality, We have these, these simple stories that tell cause and effect relationships with chains of events.
- Now we know the chain of events, the First World War, the February Revolution and so forth that led to the communist take takeover.
- So that was that started a chain of events very quickly.
- Yeah, it's funny, like the chain, like the, the chain of events, like my so my lower back hurt.
- This set a chain of events off in my family.
- And then that set off a chain of events to play for another five seasons.
- So it's a bit like these, they all work in in synergy to make this chain of events that grow.
- There were a chain of events that led up to me taking much harder and just looking for my purpose in life.
Examples
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The complex chain of events begins not in the sea, but on land.
Academic text (2006) -
But of course, what they couldn't foresee was the chain of events that were going to be set off by the French and Indian War.
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This set a chain of events off in my family.
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And then that set off a chain of events to play for another five seasons.
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But let's take a look at the chain of events you suggest.
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This whole chain of events was set in play by what happened in that alley that day.
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If so, let's follow a chain of events through to their natural conclusion.
Blog text (4) -
But the Boston Tea Party of 1773 set off a chain of events that led to the American Revolution.
Fiction book (2000) -
His actions set off a chain of events that reverberate through the ranks of both sides.
Blog text (17) -
So I was on my way to Los Angeles to help my friend, a choice I made out of financial necessity, and one that would set in motion a chain of events I never could have imagined.
Synonyms
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1.8
A number of similar things or events happening one after another
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3.2
A set of things or events that come one after another in a specific order
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2.0
A series of connected events where each follows the next
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4.1
A series of people or things that come one after another
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5.3
A series of events where one event causes the next
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4.0
A chain of events in which one event causes the next to happen
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9.9
A series of things like events or ideas joined in a chain
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3.8
A list of events in the order they happened
A short series of related events or items that connect to a larger series
A list of events in the order they happened
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a series of related or connected events' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chain' (a series of linked items) with 'events' (occurrences). The noun+of+noun composition and the common metaphorical use of 'chain' to indicate a linked sequence is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Chain of events comes from the picture of a real metal chain, where one link moves and pulls the next, so a single push makes a long movement. That's why it refers to 'a series of connected events where each one leads to the next'.