Definition of consecutivelynext

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Recent Examples of consecutively In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education enacted a reform that limited the number of hours that first-year residents (physicians in training) could consecutively work to be less than 16 consecutive hours. Lilly Springer, Time, 29 July 2026 Singh was sentenced in San Bernardino Superior Court to a total of four years and eight months — a term of two years for one count of vehicular manslaughter and 16 months each for the other two, to be served consecutively. Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Kyle Backhus hit two batters consecutively, forcing in a run and making it 8-4. CBS News, 2 July 2026 In his sentencing decisions last week, O’Connor employed the terrorism enhancements to trigger mandatory minimum prison terms and ordered their sentences to be served consecutively. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consecutively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
Adverb
  • Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Like rock-paper-scissors, each generation of warfare emerges by successively absorbing and controlling the decisive element that came before it.
    Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Adverb
  • Cloverleaf plans to use NVIDIA’s DSX platform to evaluate site, power, cooling, computing and facility requirements together earlier in the design process.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The two ships stayed together for a week in a ship-to-ship oil transfer.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Partner carrier Hapag-Lloyd tallied the second quarter cash impacts of the Hormuz disruption at roughly $600 million, with average bunker consumption price increasing sequentially from $485 per metric ton in Q1 to $700 per metric ton in Q2.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The platform deploys an engine of specialized, multi-agent AI systems that analyze land, power availability, fiber connections, and local zoning laws simultaneously rather than sequentially.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Ukraine's long-range drones have repeatedly hit facilities in Russia's vital oil industry, causing fuel shortages, and have also engaged in a campaign against Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Whatever the merits of Fedorov’s arguments, the move potentially presents a fresh talking point to Putin, who has publicly and repeatedly cast doubt on Zelensky’s legitimacy as president.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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