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Recent Examples of serially
Since roughly 2021, consumer sentiment has serially underperformed what the underlying data would predict.
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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
Unlike at other universities that have dealt with serially abusive doctors, no higher-ups at Columbia appear to have lost their jobs or been disciplined.
—Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, 6 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
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
Unlike at other universities that have dealt with serially abusive doctors, no higher-ups at Columbia appear to have lost their jobs or been disciplined.
—Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, 6 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
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However, the company's plant backlog sales increased slightly sequentially, as the company took in $640 million in new projects during the quarter.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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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
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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The murder trial was the capstone to a remarkable fall from grace for the personal injury lawyer, whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather served as the local prosecutor consecutively from 1920 to 2006.—
Dianne Gallagher,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The plea agreement stipulated the punishment run concurrently with the life sentence as opposed to consecutively.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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The World Health Organization has repeatedly said the risk to the general public is currently considered low and is not calling the outbreak an epidemic.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The lightning-quick Maxey repeatedly got to the basket in the first half, but the Knicks continued to give him extra attention throughout his nearly 47 minutes of playing time.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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“Serially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serially. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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