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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The 49ers’ defense went without an interception for the 14th consecutive game.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Seeking a second consecutive term on council, Gillette is notable on the council for his staunch conservative views, including supporting an anti-transgender sports ban voted in by the council in 2023.—
PJ Green
October 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Please join us for one final holiday season together in #TheKitchen.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Beyond Film The Park City Legacy program will include inspiring talks as part of the Beyond Film series bringing alumni artists together for discourse around the notion of legacy, storytelling, and more.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The result is containers that pack three times as much color and weeks of successive flowering in spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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But what impressed Quinn the most were successive hustle plays.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Mary named one of her daughters Salome, after the Hasmonean mother queen Salome Alexandra, who ruled the country from 76 to 67 BC and was married, successively, to both sons of John Hyrcanus, the son of Simon the Maccabee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices.—
Nick Wells,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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His sci-fi comedy Dying For You, horror film Bad Boy and romantic comedy One Night Only were consecutively selected.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The other thing is, in the menopausal portion of a transition, usually the symptoms will intensify in the first two to three years after it’s been diagnosed because of their menstrual cycle not being there for 12 months consecutively.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Israel, which controls aid into Gaza, has repeatedly halted and blocked entry points, which critics have called inhumane leverage.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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No more going over your lashes repeatedly and risking damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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