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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The aircraft made successive passes, dropping one bomb at a time until the bridge was destroyed.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Each successive exercise has highlighted fresh challenges surrounding response strategies, ranging from the speed at which missions could be designed and launched to how to best gather intelligence and communicate with the general public.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 June 2025
So far, all the bargaining units that publicly announced a deal with the administration share a number of similarities: a personal leave program; a one-time general salary increase this year, but not in successive years; and some form of suspension to retirement contributions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The lifestyle doublespeak people used to survive under successive dictatorships in Eastern Europe came a little more easily to Poles, who had practiced it before.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Each successive exercise has highlighted fresh challenges surrounding response strategies, ranging from the speed at which missions could be designed and launched to how to best gather intelligence and communicate with the general public.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 June 2025
So far, all the bargaining units that publicly announced a deal with the administration share a number of similarities: a personal leave program; a one-time general salary increase this year, but not in successive years; and some form of suspension to retirement contributions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The lifestyle doublespeak people used to survive under successive dictatorships in Eastern Europe came a little more easily to Poles, who had practiced it before.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successive. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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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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