as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential, the students would likely forget the material
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Recent Examples of sequential
In the Grand Prix and Knockout Tour modes, players will travel to their next destination in between races, making each circuit feel less like a sequential series of levels and more like one larger gauntlet comprised of smaller legs.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
For Broadcom’s second quarter, the market is looking for 7% sequential growth to $4.4 billion, according to Oppenheimer.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 June 2025
The next images that appear depict three sequential viewpoints, suggesting the frames of a film strip, of a baby’s crowning head.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Canada saw a sequential decline due to a carriage dispute that blacked out Starz.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
For Broadcom’s second quarter, the market is looking for 7% sequential growth to $4.4 billion, according to Oppenheimer.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 June 2025
The next images that appear depict three sequential viewpoints, suggesting the frames of a film strip, of a baby’s crowning head.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Canada saw a sequential decline due to a carriage dispute that blacked out Starz.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequential
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Suarez, a former city commissioner, will get a 17th consecutive year in Miami City Hall, and Carollo will get a ninth.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Lima lost his first professional fight in 2015, but the 27-year-old is undefeated since then with 14 consecutive wins.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The bomb carries a conventional warhead, and is believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet (61 meters) below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, effectively drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Thomas, who made five successive birdies one point, Denny McCarthy, who also shot 64 and trails by two, Tommy Fleetwood, who eagled 13 and 15, was 5-under on the back nine to tie Scheffler and Thomas, and Jason Day were among those who found their way onto the tightening, crowded leaderboard.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2025
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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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