serially

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Recent Examples of serially The project has been serially delayed, out of money, rebranded and trailed by angry former business partners. Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 9 June 2026 Since roughly 2021, consumer sentiment has serially underperformed what the underlying data would predict. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 And under Hegseth’s command, the armed forces have serially attacked unarmed boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, including instances where American attackers were reported to have returned to kill the survivors. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026 Here’s what the serially successful executive coach and popular children’s author has to say about fear, both in the C-suite and on the home front. Maria Williams, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 The only other nations serially producing fifth-generation fighters are the US, with its F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor, and China, with its Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-35. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025 Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 Approximately 98 percent of cropland in the territory is damaged or inaccessible — decimating the agriculture sector and local food production — and nine of ten people have been serially displaced from their homes. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serially
Adverb
  • Deal activity has increased sequentially in every month this year, fueled by easy financial conditions, steady economic growth, healthy chief executive confidence and a favorable regulatory backdrop, the firm said.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Scientific breakthroughs can be funded by a variety of sectors, jointly or sequentially.
    Eric Schmidt, Time, 16 July 2026
Adverb
  • The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
    Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Adverb
  • He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on the murder charge and three years on the armed criminal action charge, with the sentences to run consecutively for a total term of 23 years.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Singh was sentenced in San Bernardino Superior Court to a total of four years and eight months — a term of two years for one count of vehicular manslaughter and 16 months each for the other two, to be served consecutively.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Adverb
  • Iran has repeatedly struck energy facilities in the Gulf, including two consecutive attacks on a Kuwaiti power and desalination plant over the weekend, according to Kuwait’s energy minister.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • It is composed of extremely thin layers of iron selenide, or FeSe, which are embedded repeatedly throughout a much larger three-dimensional crystal.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

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“Serially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serially. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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