in succession
idiom
: following one after the other
The guests arrived in succession.
He won the championship twice in succession.
She listed the names in quick/rapid succession.
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Then, Herbert and company face two AFC West rivals in succession, meeting up with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on September 29 and then facing the Denver Broncos in the Rockies for NFL Week 5.
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Andy Frye, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Then in succession, Loueke, Genus and Petinaud took solos; all three performed beautifully as time wound down to the end of the evening, which at the Bowl usually happens promptly at 10:30pm.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
No other pitcher has struck out those three in succession this season.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
When he was finished with one, Smith would go to the others in succession.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Andy Frye, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Then in succession, Loueke, Genus and Petinaud took solos; all three performed beautifully as time wound down to the end of the evening, which at the Bowl usually happens promptly at 10:30pm.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
No other pitcher has struck out those three in succession this season.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
When he was finished with one, Smith would go to the others in succession.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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“In succession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20succession. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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