as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Recent Examples of successive
Cardell Williams impressed in his second successive Hornets start at quarterback, the Tulsa transfer completing 15 of 20 passes for 252 yards and a 9-yard touchdown to Sam Adams II for a 14-0 lead.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Rapid depreciation of the Bolivar caused the government to issue successive redenominations, which were unsuccessful in curbing hyperinflation.
—Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Borg won five successive Wimbledon titles between 1976-1980 as well as six French Open crowns, but stunned the sporting world by retiring at the age of 26.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The country, which is now being led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is contending with recurring violent sectarian clashes, successive Israeli strikes into Syrian territory, and internal disputes within the new government.
—Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Rapid depreciation of the Bolivar caused the government to issue successive redenominations, which were unsuccessful in curbing hyperinflation.
—Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Borg won five successive Wimbledon titles between 1976-1980 as well as six French Open crowns, but stunned the sporting world by retiring at the age of 26.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
The country, which is now being led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is contending with recurring violent sectarian clashes, successive Israeli strikes into Syrian territory, and internal disputes within the new government.
—Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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Payton, 32, will be joining Golden State for his sixth non-consecutive season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The main reason for this drop, according to Stephanie Guichard, senior economist of global indicators at the Conference Board, is consumers’ appraisal of current job availability, which declined for the eight consecutive month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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