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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequential
Adjective
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The 49ers’ defense went without an interception for the 14th consecutive game.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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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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Dominik Szoboszlai, who was asked to play deeper alongside Jones, capped a sensational display by firing home their fifth goal from 20 yards out after Cody Gakpo had netted for the third successive game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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State control of the industry under successive socialist governments has sidelined the foreign investment and know-how required to mine the metal, highly prized in the energy transition and in particular for the manufacture of EV batteries.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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