successive
adjective
suc·ces·sive
sək-ˈse-siv 
1
: following in order : following each other without interruption
their fourth successive victory
2
: characterized by or produced in succession
successively
adverb
successiveness
noun
Examples of successive in a Sentence
a trait found in successive generations
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Joe Mack, Heriberto Hernández and Otto Lopez hit successive home runs in the fifth inning to power the Miami Marlins past the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Tuesday night.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Performing error correction on the logical qubit without swapping in cold atoms caused the probability of an error to rise with each successive measurement.
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That trend is accelerating, as each successive generation is entering markets earlier and more confidently than the last.
—Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Paris Saint-Germain went back-to-back, and two Champions League titles in successive seasons mean Luis Enrique’s legacy at the Parc de Princes is secure.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Performing error correction on the logical qubit without swapping in cold atoms caused the probability of an error to rise with each successive measurement.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
That trend is accelerating, as each successive generation is entering markets earlier and more confidently than the last.
—Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Paris Saint-Germain went back-to-back, and two Champions League titles in successive seasons mean Luis Enrique’s legacy at the Parc de Princes is secure.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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successive
adjective
suc·ces·sive
sək-ˈses-iv
: following in order : following each other without interruption
failed in three successive tries
successively
adverb
successiveness
noun
Legal Definition
successive
adjective
suc·ces·sive
sək-ˈse-siv
1
a
: of or relating to succession
successive rights
b
: created by succession
2
: following in order : following each other without interruption
successive bankruptcy filings
3
: of, relating to, or being a petition for habeas corpus that raises a claim already adjudicated
successively
adverb
successiveness
noun
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