successionally

adverb

as in successively
in succession without others coming in between the bumptious reporter asked three questions successionally before anyone else could get a word in

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successionally
  1. successively
  2. together
  3. repeatedly
  4. hand running
Adverb
  • 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
  • Like rock-paper-scissors, each generation of warfare emerges by successively absorbing and controlling the decisive element that came before it.
    — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Definition of successively
Adverb
  • Head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters return for their third season together in Washington, but both coordinator positions have changed hands.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The tables are packed tightly together, ensuring a boisterous, convivial atmosphere.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of together
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
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • The desire to have a steady hand running foreign policy meant that getting him through the Senate would be easy.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Jomo Fray’s camera basks in textures the same way the scenes are immersed in sounds, focusing on the child’s fingers caressing the fish scales or her hand running through the babbling creek.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
Definition of hand running
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“Successionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successionally. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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