Definition of sequentnext
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 2026 Games are scheduled to begin in less than a month, giving Kim a short window to recover and pursue her third consecutive gold medal in the halfpipe.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Four players didn’t travel with the team to New Orleans, including Christian Braun, who missed his second consecutive game.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
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  • Today, the Nelsons are listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only family to reach number one record status in three successive generations.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Over the past decade and a half, millions from the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia arrived amid successive crises in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, and beyond.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Sequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequent. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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