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
Zandi said payroll employment data is by far the most important data point, and declines for more than a month consecutively would signal a downturn.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Judge Adam Caine on Wednesday ordered the sentences — 13 years in prison for the second-degree murder and three years for the armed criminal action — to run consecutively.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Garnett was sentenced to an additional 19 years and six months in prison to be served consecutively with his existing 15-year term.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
He was handed a life sentence plus 26 years to be served consecutively.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Judge Adam Caine on Wednesday ordered the sentences — 13 years in prison for the second-degree murder and three years for the armed criminal action — to run consecutively.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Garnett was sentenced to an additional 19 years and six months in prison to be served consecutively with his existing 15-year term.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
He was handed a life sentence plus 26 years to be served consecutively.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
Adverb
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The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices.—
Nick Wells,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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The trusts were successively layered, meaning that each trust named the next trust in the series as its beneficiary.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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This buttery-soft duo features a pullover half-zip sweatshirt and a pair of elastic waistband sweatpants that look great worn together or separately.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
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The couple, who attended Sierra Canyon School together, have been romantically linked since August 2024, when they were spotted at the Paris Olympics.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Data Center revenue missing expectations Inventory increasing by roughly 33% sequentially Customer concentration 1.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flower spikes open sequentially from the bottom to the top, with approximately twenty flowers per stem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Manchester, currently serving a 40-year sentence at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, repeatedly called Tatum and director Derek Cianfrance to give them his stranger-than-fiction story.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Different women went through the process differently, but researchers noted that words like freedom, choice, strength and liberation appeared repeatedly in their accounts.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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