as in successively
following one after another without others coming in between
talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively
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Recent Examples of consecutively
Farley, who was already serving a 24-to-life sentence for the killing of Tiffany Meeks more than 10 years ago, was sentenced Wednesday to an additional 25 years to life in prison, to run consecutively.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Adelson, 75, was convicted of all counts against her in 2025 and sentenced to life in prison with an extra 30 years for the solicitation and conspiracy charges to be served consecutively.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
Edwards led the comeback, scoring his first 11 points consecutively on three 3’s and a pair of free throws.
—Wire Report, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
Dyna said its robots can operate for more than 24 hours consecutively, which means the machines can operate autonomously while humans are off the clock.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Adelson, 75, was convicted of all counts against her in 2025 and sentenced to life in prison with an extra 30 years for the solicitation and conspiracy charges to be served consecutively.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
Edwards led the comeback, scoring his first 11 points consecutively on three 3’s and a pair of free throws.
—Wire Report, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
Dyna said its robots can operate for more than 24 hours consecutively, which means the machines can operate autonomously while humans are off the clock.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
Adverb
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Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Inspired by success stories like the BBC’s Octonauts, which has been acquired and remade successfully in China, the pair will explore future projects together.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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When both girls qualified for the camp, the entire family traveled together.—
Dawn Klavon,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The company's datacenter business grew 64%, sequentially.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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In practice, the hand can grasp objects from both sides, detach to reach distant targets, collect multiple items sequentially, and securely reattach to its base.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As strong as Dallas has been in its six-game win streak, the Stars have allowed opponents to climb back into games repeatedly in the third.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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