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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
  • Coach Nick Sirianni needed a new offensive coordinator for the fifth consecutive season after the offense’s regression in 2025 prompted the biggest change of the Sirianni era.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If the forecast holds, Wednesday would mark the 12th consecutive day with temperatures at or above 90 degrees in the metro area — extending one of the latest 90-degree streaks on record in Kansas City.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of consecutive
Adjective
  • At club level, though, this was a second successive disappointing campaign.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Iranian economy has certainly felt the effects of all the successive restrictions.
    — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of successive
Adjective
  • Despite year-over-year sales growth, a sequential decline concerned investors.
    — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the matrix math required for most LLM inference, tokenization is branchy, data-dependent sequential string manipulation.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequential
Adjective
  • The country is also recovering from devastating back-to-back earthquakes in June that have so far killed over 6,000 people.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Clark became the first player in WNBA history with back-to-back 30-plus-point and 10-plus-assist games.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of back-to-back
Adjective
  • The latter, who defeated Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets Saturday, is in pole position to take over from Aryna Sabalenka, but must reach the semifinals.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Ohtani has missed two straight games for the first time this season and hasn’t pitched since July, as the team prioritizes rest and a mental reset for their two-way star.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of straight

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“In series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20series. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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