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 Foot traffic declined 8% after the mid-August announcement and management is expecting year-end foot traffic to be off between -4% and -7%, assuming sequential quarterly improvements after investing an additional $16 million in advertising and marketing. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Solana Beach Community Connections (SBCC) in conjunction with Senior Tech Connect is hosting two sequential one-hour interactive workshops designed to help you. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025 This one, too, was created by Amrany, who said his intent was to capture the sequential speed and timing of Johnson’s pitching motion. Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025 That guidance for $7 bn of incremental revenue - the first time that a company has guided for that dollar sequential growth - without China. Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sequential
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Adjective
  • The 49ers’ defense went without an interception for the 14th consecutive game.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Seeking a second consecutive term on council, Gillette is notable on the council for his staunch conservative views, including supporting an anti-transgender sports ban voted in by the council in 2023.
    PJ Green October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 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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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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