as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Recent Examples of successive
In Mexico, successive governments have failed to end that country's decades-long cycle of violence against the press.
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Scott Griffen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The most notable failure of the Nigerian government is that successive administrations have in over a decade and a half been unable to end the scourge of Boko Haram and other Islamist or related terrorist groups that have indeed killed thousands of Christians.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Trent McDuffie and Leo Chenal collected sacks of Josh Allen on successive snaps, forcing a Buffalo punt.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
While last Sunday’s trip to Real Madrid proved a losing one, Barca had won four successive Clasicos across all competitions.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Scott Griffen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The most notable failure of the Nigerian government is that successive administrations have in over a decade and a half been unable to end the scourge of Boko Haram and other Islamist or related terrorist groups that have indeed killed thousands of Christians.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Trent McDuffie and Leo Chenal collected sacks of Josh Allen on successive snaps, forcing a Buffalo punt.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
While last Sunday’s trip to Real Madrid proved a losing one, Barca had won four successive Clasicos across all competitions.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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Larson, the only Asian American to race full-time in NASCAR, has not won a race since May, totaling 24 consecutive races but thanked his crew chief Cliff Daniels for keeping the team together.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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As part of a strategic alliance with TAICCA, SCELF is accompanying its publisher members to Taipei for the second consecutive year to promote meetings with audiovisual professionals and the development of book adaptations in Asia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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