as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential, the students would likely forget the material
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Recent Examples of sequential
This one, too, was created by Amrany, who said his intent was to capture the sequential speed and timing of Johnson’s pitching motion.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
That guidance for $7 bn of incremental revenue - the first time that a company has guided for that dollar sequential growth - without China.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This setup enabled the robots to crawl using sequential contractions and relaxation—much like a caterpillar.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Paramount+ closed out the second quarter of 2025 with 77.7 million subscribers, which represented a sequential loss of 1.3 million customers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
That guidance for $7 bn of incremental revenue - the first time that a company has guided for that dollar sequential growth - without China.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This setup enabled the robots to crawl using sequential contractions and relaxation—much like a caterpillar.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Paramount+ closed out the second quarter of 2025 with 77.7 million subscribers, which represented a sequential loss of 1.3 million customers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequential
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Payton, 32, will be joining Golden State for his sixth non-consecutive season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The main reason for this drop, according to Stephanie Guichard, senior economist of global indicators at the Conference Board, is consumers’ appraisal of current job availability, which declined for the eight consecutive month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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If not for late goals by Mikel Merino and Gabriel, Sunday’s visit would have been their third successive defeat at Newcastle United in the league, and fourth in all competitions.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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