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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Adverb
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The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices.—
Nick Wells,Sarah Min,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025 -
The trusts were successively layered, meaning that each trust named the next trust in the series as its beneficiary.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Despite bouncing between Triple-A Omaha and the majors, Bowlan has consistently put together scoreless innings.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were quite a few troubling snaps to Young, and that’s a tough look for a pair that have worked together at their positions in each of the past two summer.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Manchester, currently serving a 40-year sentence at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, repeatedly called Tatum and director Derek Cianfrance to give them his stranger-than-fiction story.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Different women went through the process differently, but researchers noted that words like freedom, choice, strength and liberation appeared repeatedly in their accounts.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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But Tom doesn't have the wheels and isn't as confident with the ball in his hand running as Joe is.—
Kyle Brown,
The Enquirer,
9 Apr. 2023
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“Successionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successionally. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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