Chain and Queue

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Chain noun - A series of things linked together.

Usage example: the chain of events that led the American colonies to seek independence from Great Britain

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Queue is a synonym for chain. In some cases you can use "Queue" instead a noun "Chain".

Nearby Words: chained, chainlet, chaining

Queue noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: join the queue to my left if you need to return merchandise

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Chain is a synonym for queue in line topic. You can use "Chain" instead a noun "Queue", if it concerns topics such as sequence.

Nearby Words: queued, queuing

long	long chain	long queue
normal	normal chain	normal queue
usual	usual chain	usual queue
complex	complex chain	complex queue
Other adjectives: endless, proper, entire, huge, new, giant.

attacks	chain attacks	queue attacks
moves	chain moves	queue moves

Debut Queue: Each suspect is given a cursory introduction into their immediate backstory, before cycling through them again to depict the chain of events that led them to Vicky Rai's farmhouse with a gun and a motive for ending his life.

Source: Literature / Six Suspects
Combos: Using the break attack on an enemy knocks them back in the initiative count, and if it puts them in the "break" part of the Visual Initiative Queue, you get bonus damage and build up a chain for further break attacks keeping them there.

Source: Video Game / Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny

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