chronological order
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chronological order
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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MarketWatch has reproduced that list below, more or less in chronological order:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Right now, your social feeds mostly show posts from people you follow, in roughly chronological order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Watched in chronological order, this ranking, or a ranking of your own, prove that it’s still a “Friends”-giving world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Through this perspective, audiences remain engaged with the film’s events, told largely in chronological order, without any unnecessary frills or dramatization.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
I skip Grade Seven and go straight into Grade Eight, missing the Kings of England in chronological order, missing the circulatory system, leaving my boyfriend behind.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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