consecutively

adverb

kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē How to pronounce consecutively (audio)
Definition of consecutivelynext
as in successively
following one after another without others coming in between talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively

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Recent Examples of consecutively From June of 2004 to July of 2006, as the subprime bubble was inflating, the Fed raised the interest rate 17 times consecutively – a textbook policy of monetary tightening, unprecedented at the time, which should have restrained credit creation. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 His sentence is slated to be served consecutively after serving his sentence in New York. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 June 2026 One reason is that the two judges who issued the sentences ruled that the defendants must serve them consecutively rather than concurrently, as is typical. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 Arch’s sentences will run consecutively. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for consecutively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
  1. successively
  2. together
  3. sequentially
  4. repeatedly
Adverb
  • The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Definition of successively
Adverb
  • Locals have spotted groups of people in Korea jerseys huddled together, trying to decide what to order at In-N-Out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • When the telephony and cognitive integration layers are designed to work together through a clean connective layer, the handoffs between domains stop being yours to debug.
    — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of together
Adverb
  • Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
  • Wilde then shot the film sequentially—rare for small films and logistically impossible for larger ones—in just 21 days on a set designed to mimic a labyrinthian San Francisco apartment.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of sequentially
Adverb
  • The justices, too, seemed eager to embrace electronic recording in cases where no court reporter is available and litigants cannot afford to pay for one on their own, repeatedly pressing lawyers on exactly how such a ruling might be written.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • County officials have repeatedly warned that fraudulent claims take money away from public services and shift the tax burden to honest taxpayers.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of repeatedly

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