serially

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Recent Examples of serially That body, established in 2017 in response to the crimes of Larry Nassar, the Michigan physician who serially abused young gymnasts, can investigate misconduct, including nonsexual misconduct, in any Olympic sport. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 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
  • Linde's electronics end market, 10% of revenue, is already flashing signs of a strong breakout, surging 18% year-over-year and 7% sequentially, as of the second quarter .
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, each shell collapses sequentially, gradually absorbing and dissipating the kinetic energy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Their concentrations then increase at successively higher trophic levels (levels of the food chain) as organisms consume contaminated prey.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Shea ordered a portion of Baker’s federal sentence to be served consecutively to his state sentences, giving him a total effective federal sentence of approximately 222 months in prison.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • On Friday, the one question remaining in a Bronx courtroom was whether the new sentence would run concurrently or consecutively.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Russia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian trains, shopping malls, supermarkets and gas stations, among other sites, keeping civilians on edge.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Guests have reported footsteps in the attic, the feeling of someone stroking their face, a shower rode repeatedly flying off the wall and loud noises from outside the front door when no one is there.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Serially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serially. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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