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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Throw in the 2022 season, in which the Sox were picked by some to win the World Series but finished 81-81 under managers Tony La Russa and Miguel Cairo, and that’s four consecutive years of nonstop misery.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025 -
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
Adverb
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Other images showed the bride having her makeup done and the couple smiling for a selfie together.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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The distribution agreement deepens the collaboration between TF1 and Netflix, which already co-produce series together, including Les Combattantes, L’Agence and Tout le bleu du ciel.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The bomb carries a conventional warhead, and is believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet (61 meters) below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, effectively drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Thomas, who made five successive birdies one point, Denny McCarthy, who also shot 64 and trails by two, Tommy Fleetwood, who eagled 13 and 15, was 5-under on the back nine to tie Scheffler and Thomas, and Jason Day were among those who found their way onto the tightening, crowded leaderboard.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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One year from the latter sentence is set to be served consecutively.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Kansas has not consecutively elected different governors of the same party in decades.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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Russian officials have repeatedly raised concerns about escalation and the potential for nuclear fallout.—
Dan Gooding
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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While administration officials have repeatedly said that regime change is not the objective of the White House, Trump on Sunday evening publicly mused about its prospects if Iran does not come to the negotiating table in good faith.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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