as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the successional stages that an area goes through following a devastating forest fire
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Adjective
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Trading below $1 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period triggers a warning.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025 -
The number served as the second consecutive time Kelce wore an autumnal outfit with a subtle reference to the woodsy track.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi, whose party commands a minority government and has slid in successive elections, has little room for error during her tenure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Successional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successional. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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