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 Americans’ opponent on Wednesday, Bosnia, qualified for the World Cup by winning consecutive penalty shootouts against Wales and Italy.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Riles has done it; he’s taken home two consecutive grand championships—the first to do so since the barbecue pioneer John Willingham set the record more than four decades ago.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
The tax roll, which counties must submit to the state by July 1 each year, marked the 14th consecutive annual increase in Yolo County.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
This could be the fourth consecutive day of heat index values over 100 degrees.
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Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Riles has done it; he’s taken home two consecutive grand championships—the first to do so since the barbecue pioneer John Willingham set the record more than four decades ago.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
The tax roll, which counties must submit to the state by July 1 each year, marked the 14th consecutive annual increase in Yolo County.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
This could be the fourth consecutive day of heat index values over 100 degrees.
—
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for consecutive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutive
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Those concerns and fears crystalize in responses to Anthropic’s Mythos model and the successive rollout of Fable, where both of these models can be useful in allowing hackers to leverage agents swarms.
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His baptismal register does not name his father, but he was raised by two successive men.
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Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
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His 2022 autobiographical family drama, The Fabelmans, proved a critical hit but a financial dud, and his adaptation of West Side Story was a straight-up flop (with losses reportedly running to $100 million).
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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