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
  • As a result, each shell collapses sequentially, gradually absorbing and dissipating the kinetic energy.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 52-piece instrumental Astronomia albums were released sequentially on the spring equinox, summer solstice, fall equinox, and winter solstice of 2021.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 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
  • She was also sentenced to five years on the weapons charge, to be served concurrently, and seven years for desecration of a human corpse, to be served consecutively to the Wisconsin sentence.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That included getting Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to strike out consecutively in the third inning.
    Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • She’s repeatedly called on global leaders to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Floods have repeatedly reshaped cities, destroyed communities, and caused some of the largest death tolls ever recorded from natural disasters.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Serially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serially. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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