as in successive
following one after another without others coming in between
the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games
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Recent Examples of consecutive
The weak market open comes after three consecutive days of losses for the S&P 500.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Kugler was absent from the Fed’s latest meeting, in which officials voted to hold borrowing costs steady for the fifth consecutive time.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Ganim and Gomes, who faced off in four consecutive elections in 2023 and 2024, did not return phone calls for this story.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
With the loss, the Braves’ already poor odds of an eighth consecutive postseason worsened.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 July 2025
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Kugler was absent from the Fed’s latest meeting, in which officials voted to hold borrowing costs steady for the fifth consecutive time.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Ganim and Gomes, who faced off in four consecutive elections in 2023 and 2024, did not return phone calls for this story.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
With the loss, the Braves’ already poor odds of an eighth consecutive postseason worsened.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutive
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The festival has also faced a crisis in recent years due to the successive closure of movie theaters alongside the famed Champs Elysée Avenue and rising competition from other fests such as Deauville, which are courting French and American talent and movies.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Three successive second place finishes have been difficult for Arsenal to digest.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Nashville hot chicken is perhaps this city's most famed dish, but the best of it has more nuance than just straight heat.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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When looking at Turner's body, officers saw her left arm was out straight and slightly bent at the elbow with her left hand above her head with a phone next to it, according to the affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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