as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between answered three sequent questions from one reporter before turning to the others

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Recent Examples of sequent The concept of sequent occupance has always stuck with me. Ron Lieber, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023 The decision and sequent cancellation of the debate prompted former Vice President Joe Biden to accept an invitation from ABC last week to do a town hall in Philadelphia scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. cleveland, 15 Oct. 2020
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Adjective
  • The Lions’ streak of scoring at least 30 points ended at four consecutive games.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Bills opened up their season with four consecutive victories, but are coming off an uncharacteristic loss to the New England Patriots last week.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • The result is containers that pack three times as much color and weeks of successive flowering in spring.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But what impressed Quinn the most were successive hustle plays.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Sequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequent. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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