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Definition of consecutive
: following one after the other in order : successive served four consecutive terms in office
consecutively
adverbconsecutiveness
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Examples of consecutive in a Sentence
the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games
Recent Examples of consecutive from the Web
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If the Rams are going to extend their playoff streak to four consecutive seasons, Wasilewski will have to play a major part.
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The Rangers have lost three consecutive games and six of their past seven, and seven of their past nine.
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High school senior point guard Immanuel Quickley recorded five points and six assists in his third consecutive start.
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He and about 120 others were gathered for their 92nd consecutive annual reunion in Del Mar, a community whose development is among the many legacies of the family’s late patriarch — the legendary Col.
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After missing three consecutive games because of discomfort, Russell has played the last four games without any signs of fatigue.
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Bravo, who missed the first two cup games in Russia because of injury, stopped penalties by Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani, sending Chile to its third straight international final after winning consecutive Copa America titles.
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Strahm hit the next batter and walked two consecutive hitters before being removed from the game by Royals trainer Nick Kenney.
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The unemployment rate is seen falling for a sixth consecutive year to 4.7 percent in 2017, according to a Bloomberg survey of 51 economists this June.
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concurrent and consecutive
Consecutive has a good deal in common with the complementary word concurrent. Besides the fact that both begin with the prefix con- (meaning “with, together”), each word deals with the time-order in which several things happen. Concurrent describes things that are occurring, or people who are doing something, at the same time, such as “concurrent users” of a computer program. Consecutive refers to things that are arranged or happen in a sequential order. A criminal who serves a consecutive sentence does time for one conviction after another. If that person gets a concurrent sentence, he or she undergoes all punishments at the same time.
Origin and Etymology of consecutive
see consecution
CONSECUTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
consecutive
playDefinition of consecutive for English Language Learners
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: following one after the other in a series : following each other without interruption
CONSECUTIVE Defined for Kids
consecutive
playDefinition of consecutive for Students
: following one another in order without gaps It rained for three consecutive days.
Law Dictionary
consecutive
Legal Definition of consecutive
: following one after the other in order
consecutively
adverbLearn More about consecutive
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