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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Adjective
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Throw in the 2022 season, in which the Sox were picked by some to win the World Series but finished 81-81 under managers Tony La Russa and Miguel Cairo, and that’s four consecutive years of nonstop misery.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025 -
Lima lost his first professional fight in 2015, but the 27-year-old is undefeated since then with 14 consecutive wins.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Last July, the couple paid a real visit to an F1 racetrack as the couple were spotted walking together during the F1 event at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, England.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Travelers Championship notes: Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun to tee off together The last four major champs will be in the field at the Travelers.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The bomb carries a conventional warhead, and is believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet (61 meters) below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, effectively drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Thomas, who made five successive birdies one point, Denny McCarthy, who also shot 64 and trails by two, Tommy Fleetwood, who eagled 13 and 15, was 5-under on the back nine to tie Scheffler and Thomas, and Jason Day were among those who found their way onto the tightening, crowded leaderboard.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Zhang sentenced him to 13 years in prison for the robbery charge and 3 years for the armed criminal action charge, with the sentences to run consecutively.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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The following day, he was sentenced to two life sentences in prison, which will run consecutively.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Russian officials have repeatedly raised concerns about escalation and the potential for nuclear fallout.—
Dan Gooding
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Smollett has repeatedly denied staging the hate crime and has maintained that the attack was real.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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