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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.
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Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serially
Adverb
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Wilde then shot the film sequentially—rare for small films and logistically impossible for larger ones—in just 21 days on a set designed to mimic a labyrinthian San Francisco apartment.
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That distinction matters because enterprises increasingly operate in environments where conditions evolve continuously rather than sequentially.
Adverb
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Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.
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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.
Adverb
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Arch’s sentences will run consecutively.
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The judge delivered sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for three counts of first-degree murder, and 25 years to life for each of the four other counts, second-degree murder, all to run consecutively.
Adverb
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Trump has repeatedly maligned Haitian immigrants, including falsely accusing the Haitians who are living in Ohio of eating people's pets.
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That meant fewer shots on target and a lot more fouls with players crashing on the pitch repeatedly.
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“Serially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serially. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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