in series

adjective

Definition of in seriesnext
as in succeeding

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Recent Examples of in series By the time he was cast in Dallas, Davis had made a name for himself as a Western star, appearing in series like Tales of Wells Fargo, Laramie, and Gunsmoke. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026 The Sox went 4-2 during the homestand, taking two of three in series against the Guardians and the Royals. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The drivers will compete in authentic IROC Pontiac Firebirds that raced in series competition from 1996 through 2006. — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The Blue Jays are 10-17 in series openers. — CBS News, 25 June 2026 Cascades of thousands of centrifuges connected in series are required to achieve commercially useful enrichment levels. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026 Kansas City is 2-4 in rubber games and 6-14 in series finales. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 As for his own professional trajectory, Magnussen is relishing the chance to be at the top of the call sheet after playing a number of supporting roles in series like Boardwalk Empire, Black Mirror, Maniac and The Bold Type. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026 Working in film and television since the late ’90s, Lefevre has most recently been seen in series like Proven Innocent, Mary Kills People, and The Sounds. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in series
  1. consecutive
  2. successive
  3. sequential
  4. back-to-back
  5. straight
Adjective
  • The Red Sox have also won nine consecutive series, the second-longest streak in franchise history behind an 11-series run in 1912.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The title has once again stolen hearts on streaming this summer with Nielsen ranking it as the top reality title on streaming for six consecutive weeks as of mid-July.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of consecutive
Adjective
  • These include possible improvements to the airframe, engine integration, and aerodynamic design, suggesting that engineers are continuing to evaluate and enhance the aircraft through successive flight tests.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Paks plant, which uses water from the Danube to cool its reactors, on Monday was producing only 240 megawatts of power rather than the usual 2,000 because of successive power-downs of its four reactors.
    — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of successive
Adjective
  • Controls cover the basic playback functions, including repeat-one, sequential-play, and shuffle modes – though ultimately, the spinning disc remains the star of the show.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This annual throwdown features 11 bands, each one assigned a sequential year from the 1980s and tasked with offering their takes on songs released in that year.
    — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of sequential
Adjective
  • Over roughly the same period, Gallup's global engagement figure has fallen to 20 percent, the first back-to-back annual decline my employer has recorded, with no region of the world improving in the past year.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of back-to-back
Adjective
  • Perkins allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 1-3 innings as the A's have lost 11th straight series for just the third time in the last 110 seasons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Queen has been a GHSA head coach for 27 straight seasons, first working at alma mater South Cobb from 2000 to 2005.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of straight

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