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
The pro-Palestine lobby would do better to take its cues from the regime’s internal opponents, the brave Iranian people who have, in successive waves of a popular movement for reform and freedom, protested their violent, repressive government.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
One reason that’s not been possible domestically is Iran’s crushing of successive protest movements with deadly force.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Past policy choices from state and city officials have made handling each successive crisis even tougher, both logistically and financially.
—John Hart, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
After the wild swings from changes to tariff policy in April, each successive change has seen less of a move, Dive pointed out.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
One reason that’s not been possible domestically is Iran’s crushing of successive protest movements with deadly force.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Past policy choices from state and city officials have made handling each successive crisis even tougher, both logistically and financially.
—John Hart, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
After the wild swings from changes to tariff policy in April, each successive change has seen less of a move, Dive pointed out.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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Wilson’s record for three consecutive games with 15 points and 15 rebounds, joins WNBA stars like Clark, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum and Napheesa Collier on the WNBA All-Star list.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda struggled with the car, and the Japanese driver finished last (among those who didn’t DNF or DNS) for the second consecutive race weekend.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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