as in successively
in succession without others coming in between
objections will be dealt with seriatim
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Adverb
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Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Minear replies coyly when asked a question that assumes Dixie and Buck went home together.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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The film’s stars wrote My Dinner With André together, but there’s something distinctly Shawnian in this construction.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Iran has repeatedly denied targeting oil infrastructure and other civilian targets in the war, despite its drone and missile fire hitting those sites.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Franklin was repeatedly picked on in coverage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Seriatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriatim. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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