File and Succession

File

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

Usage example: a long file of people waiting to get tickets to the game

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Succession and file are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Succession" instead a noun "File".

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

Succession noun - Acquisition of property by descent or by will.

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File and succession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "File" instead a noun "Succession".

old	old file	old succession
clear	clear file	clear succession
long	long file	long succession
many	many file	many succession
Other adjectives: correct, bad, quick, main, new, random, next, previous.

Heckle takes another file out of his prison cap, which Dimwit grabs, followed by a succession of files.

Source: Hammerspace / Western Animation
Extra fun because the instinct to press Cmd+ R then Cmd+ F in rapid succession can easily result in not only losing the progress you were trying to save, but making the whole save file useless because you just made a save state of the title screen.

Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory

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