as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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as in together
in succession without others coming in between
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
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Recent Examples of back-to-back
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
While La Liga’s back-to-back champions did not progress their interest beyond a monitoring stage, Atletico’s was much stronger.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve connected on back-to-back homers in the third to pull the Astros to 5-3, but that was all Houston mustered offensively.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Aaron Judge is out for at least a month with a stress fracture in his rib, but the Yankees expect the back-to-back AL MVP to return this season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
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India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed three back-to-back flight tests of its Phase 2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, marking a major step in the country’s effort to build a credible multi-layered missile shield.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
While La Liga’s back-to-back champions did not progress their interest beyond a monitoring stage, Atletico’s was much stronger.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve connected on back-to-back homers in the third to pull the Astros to 5-3, but that was all Houston mustered offensively.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Aaron Judge is out for at least a month with a stress fracture in his rib, but the Yankees expect the back-to-back AL MVP to return this season.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back-to-back
Adjective
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There, the championship runs continued, with Tanter in a front-row seat to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's march to three consecutive titles from 2000-2002.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Oh, and the win was the fourth consecutive victory for the scorching-hot Fever.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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This Father's Day, like most holidays since his sons recovered, Kim Humphrey's family will be together.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Yet despite starting at the same time and place and arriving together at the same destination, the two players followed completely different paths to get there.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Stones himself had eclipsed the figure of Brazil’s Miranda, another central defender, in a group match against Costa Rica in the 2018 finals (59 passes), meaning that the bar has been raised in three successive tournaments.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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At successive Olympics, those who were allowed to compete could do so only as neutrals, without their national flag.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Most recently, analysis of pollen trapped in the ship’s waterproofing layers have yielded insight into repairs made successively in other locations throughout the Adriatic Sea, according to a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Materials.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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The judge delivered sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for three counts of first-degree murder, and 25 years to life for each of the four other counts, second-degree murder, all to run consecutively.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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With their six titles, the Williams sisters share the record for most trophies as a pair in women’s doubles at Wimbledon with Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan, who won their titles consecutively from 1919-25.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Authorities said Reyes repeatedly approached the girl and asked for her phone number.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Police have repeatedly said additional law enforcement officers were brought in so World Cup security would not interfere with normal policing operations.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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