Definition of consecutivenext
as in successive
following one after another without others coming in between the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games

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Recent Examples of consecutive The Royals have won four of their last five games and consecutive series following the All-Star break. Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 After picking up Bryce Young’s fifth-year option and adding key pieces across the roster, the Panthers enter 2026 with higher expectations as the team eyes a second consecutive division title. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026 The Nationals took two of three from the Rockies to win a fourth consecutive road series. ABC News, 22 July 2026 The seven-time All-Star played in a record 2,130 consecutive games, a mark that was thought to be unreachable until Baltimore’s Cal Ripken topped it in 1998. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consecutive
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  • In 1982, while still an England international, Keegan shocked the footballing world by trading First Division Southampton for Newcastle, who had just finished their fourth-successive campaign in the second tier.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Through the same five-month period of 2020, the United States registered the first of three successive trade surpluses with Venezuela.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • The Marlins, whose fifth straight loss matched their season high, closed the gap to 8-6 in the ninth inning thanks to Griffin Conine’s three-run homer, his seventh, off Craig Yoho.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • The Fever notched their second straight win and fourth in five games.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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