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
Starbucks' same-store sales in China were flat in the first quarter this year after falling for four consecutive quarters .
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 July 2025
The third season ended with the third consecutive cliffhanger for the series by setting the starring women on diverging paths.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
This marks the third consecutive tuition increase since a decade-long freeze ended in 2023.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Alongside becoming their first release to top the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, Ire also was their first of three consecutive records to top the Australian charts.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 8 July 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 July 2025
The third season ended with the third consecutive cliffhanger for the series by setting the starring women on diverging paths.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
This marks the third consecutive tuition increase since a decade-long freeze ended in 2023.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Alongside becoming their first release to top the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, Ire also was their first of three consecutive records to top the Australian charts.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutive
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
Adjective
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Roth will spend the next week rehearsing, but has arrived at our meeting dressed très chic in a Dries Van Noten ivory top with sculptural pleating, a black straight skirt and pointed heels from Saint Laurent, and a small bag adorned with a Claude Lalanne bronze flower.—
Amy Verner,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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After seven straight appearances in the American League Championship Series from 2017-23, featuring four World Series appearances and a pair of championships, the Astros were swept out of the 2024 playoffs in two games in the wild card round.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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