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Recent Examples of consecutively One year from the latter sentence is set to be served consecutively. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 18 June 2025 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 The following day, he was sentenced to two life sentences in prison, which will run consecutively. Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 June 2025 Between 1981 and 2012, there were only two parliamentarians, but not consecutively. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for consecutively
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Adverb
  • After finishing Thursday with a score of -2, McIlroy put it all together on Friday, carding a 65, which will give him some momentum heading into his final two rounds.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Finally together again, the surviving family members were taken to a hospital for evaluation.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 July 2025
Adverb
  • These four habits show up repeatedly among professionals who build profitable side businesses: Pick one thing and nail it.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Weekly hourly averages showed that emissions detected from Nestor have repeatedly exceeded the federal standard of 1.4 ppb since the week of Oct. 6, 2024, when the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District began collecting data.
    Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025

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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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