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
Dyna said its robots can operate for more than 24 hours consecutively, which means the machines can operate autonomously while humans are off the clock.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
The sentences are to run consecutively.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
While first-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole, Freniere could stack the sentences for the lesser charges consecutively.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Because the victims were under 15, any sentences must run consecutively.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
The sentences are to run consecutively.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
While first-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole, Freniere could stack the sentences for the lesser charges consecutively.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Because the victims were under 15, any sentences must run consecutively.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
Adverb
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Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The source claims the couple don't spend much time together otherwise, beyond their joint public appearances.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was then forced to find a job elsewhere, and fortunately for him, Evero and Cooley were in business together in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The technique works by sequentially stripping ultrathin layers from a perovskite film while measuring local electrical conductivity at each depth.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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Nvidia continues to execute at a very high level, growing revenues sequentially by $10bn ($3bn above guidance) in October, and guiding for another $8bn in January.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
27 Dec. 2025
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Greenland’s population is about 57,000 people, with roughly 20,000 living in Nuuk, the small capital city where the same collection of business owners are repeatedly asked to do news interviews, sometimes as many as 15 a day.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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As a clumsy child, my mom would repeatedly tell me to be aware of my surroundings.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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