as in successively
in succession without others coming in between
number the art prints in the limited edition sequentially so that collectors will know which one they have
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Recent Examples of sequentially
Traffic growth decelerated sequentially, but comparable ticket size growth accelerated as consumers continued to seek out the best-in-class value Costco can provide, thanks to its membership, bulk-selling warehouse model, and record demand at the gas pumps.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Traditional response structures — where legal, communications, cybersecurity, and investor-relations teams act sequentially — were built for slower media cycles.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
After aging in new charred oak, the whiskey is sequentially finished in Oloroso Sherry, Pedro Ximénez Sherry, and Cognac casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Cardinal flower blooms mid to late summer, with flowers opening sequentially along tall spikes, beginning at the bottom and working toward the tip.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
In the simplest case, in a single CPU core, each element in the vector would be multiplied sequentially and then written to memory.
—Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
After that, two of her daughters (siblings from a 2019 litter) began reproducing sequentially.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
What much commentary misses is that military campaigns proceed sequentially.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Pressures that once arrived sequentially now arrive simultaneously, interacting and reinforcing one another in ways that are difficult to isolate or manage independently.
—Frank Diana, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Traditional response structures — where legal, communications, cybersecurity, and investor-relations teams act sequentially — were built for slower media cycles.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
After aging in new charred oak, the whiskey is sequentially finished in Oloroso Sherry, Pedro Ximénez Sherry, and Cognac casks.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Cardinal flower blooms mid to late summer, with flowers opening sequentially along tall spikes, beginning at the bottom and working toward the tip.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
In the simplest case, in a single CPU core, each element in the vector would be multiplied sequentially and then written to memory.
—Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
After that, two of her daughters (siblings from a 2019 litter) began reproducing sequentially.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
What much commentary misses is that military campaigns proceed sequentially.
—Richard Goldberg, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Pressures that once arrived sequentially now arrive simultaneously, interacting and reinforcing one another in ways that are difficult to isolate or manage independently.
—Frank Diana, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequentially
Adverb
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Most recently, analysis of pollen trapped in the ship’s waterproofing layers have yielded insight into repairs made successively in other locations throughout the Adriatic Sea, according to a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Materials.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Thai diver Kengkard Bongkawong told CNN that while the goal is still to rescue the group, an upcoming meeting will decide whether the team should first work together to evacuate them or if the rescuers should split into two groups, with one continuing the search for those unaccounted for.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Maybe, just maybe, the band will put together a show or two for its (semi-) annual late October local throwdown.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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However, Kansas has not consecutively elected governors of the same party in decades and Johnson County candidates have historically struggled in statewide elections.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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It wasn't immediately known whether the two sentences would be served concurrently or consecutively.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Sequentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequentially. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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