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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Adjective
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Suarez, a former city commissioner, will get a 17th consecutive year in Miami City Hall, and Carollo will get a ninth.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025 -
Lima lost his first professional fight in 2015, but the 27-year-old is undefeated since then with 14 consecutive wins.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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The ensemble included shades of emerald green, fuchsia, red and black styled in an abstract aesthetic with safety pins holding the pieces of fabric together.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Over-the-sink dish racks should be easy to assemble and come with all the tools necessary to put the parts together, as well as an instruction guide that provides clear information to the user.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The aircraft made successive passes, dropping one bomb at a time until the bridge was destroyed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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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
Adverb
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Zhang sentenced him to 13 years in prison for the robbery charge and 3 years for the armed criminal action charge, with the sentences to run consecutively.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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The following day, he was sentenced to two life sentences in prison, which will run consecutively.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Weekly hourly averages showed that emissions detected from Nestor have repeatedly exceeded the federal standard of 1.4 ppb since the week of Oct. 6, 2024, when the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District began collecting data.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Fish care, for instance, was repeatedly cited as being far more delicate and labor-intensive than anticipated.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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