consecutively
adverb
con·sec·u·tive·ly
kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē 
-kə-tiv-
: in a consecutive manner : with each following the other without interruption : with consecutive numbers or in consecutive occurrences
The prints are signed by the artist and numbered consecutively.
The team won the title three times consecutively.
… these horses have wowed audiences across Canada in nearly 100 consecutively sold-out shows …—
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talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively
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Through four games, the Yankees were 10-for-11 (91%) on ABS challenges, with the 10 overturns coming consecutively.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Gale was given two 25-30-year sentences for each of the two victims, to be served consecutively.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
That was only true in six tournaments between 1985 and 2023, and never three times consecutively.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Paljusevic was sentenced on Tuesday in Oakland County’s 6th Circuit Court to 133 months to 50 years in prison on that charge, to be served consecutively to two years behind bars for the possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, court records show.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Gale was given two 25-30-year sentences for each of the two victims, to be served consecutively.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
That was only true in six tournaments between 1985 and 2023, and never three times consecutively.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Paljusevic was sentenced on Tuesday in Oakland County’s 6th Circuit Court to 133 months to 50 years in prison on that charge, to be served consecutively to two years behind bars for the possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, court records show.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consecutively. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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