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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Following the departure of Jimmy Butler and two consecutive first-round playoff exits, the Miami Heat is apparently no longer a national draw.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025 -
The global resale market hit $205 billion in 2024—a 17.6 percent annual gain and fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, per GlobalData data.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But that's not the only time Nancy and Steve have worked together.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Family and friends gathered together on Tuesday to celebrate the life of the World Wrestling Federation Hall of Famer at a private memorial service that took place at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Clearwater, Fla.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As carried out by successive administrations since Bush, including the first Trump administration, PEPFAR represented the largest commitment in history by any nation to address a single disease, HIV/AIDS.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The cost of insurance and taxes also have increased from successive hurricanes.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Garnett was sentenced to an additional 19 years and six months in prison to be served consecutively with his existing 15-year term.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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He was handed a life sentence plus 26 years to be served consecutively.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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During his first term, Trump issued a memo ordering that immigrants without lawful status be excluded from the population count used to apportion House seats and repeatedly sought to add a citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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President Trump has repeatedly said that FEMA should be eliminated.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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