as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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as in together
in succession without others coming in between
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for back-to-back
Adjective
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Additionally, recipients must live in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands, and must not be absent from the United States for a full calendar month or 30 consecutive days.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026 -
His streak of 18 consecutive finishes in the top 10 — which started at the Houston Open last year — ended at the Genesis Invitational with a tie for 12th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The Pussycat Dolls may be getting the band back together, but there are some absences in the dollhouse.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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My mom’s team had at least given me a heftier brochure featuring tasteful photographs of lilacs; this one was literally stapled together, with cartoonish drawings like the ones on airplane safety cards that show your aircraft making a pleasant water landing.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a March 13 reply brief, the government argued that federal law allows the attorney general to make successive 120-day interim appointments when vacancies persist.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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As a consequence, successive managers have struggled to get performance levels to meet the fans’ expectations.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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If reelected, the president cannot consecutively serve for more than two terms.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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The judge ruled that his term would run consecutively—not concurrently–with his New York sentence.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Trump has repeatedly called for other countries to assist with opening the strait.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But their top officials do not always agree, and some say the discord has hurt how well the agencies can serve patients and led the call center to repeatedly misjudge the severity of some calls.—
Jenny Gathright,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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