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
Decades of anti-nuclear protests in Germany, stoked by past accidents, had pressured successive governments to end using a technology that critics saw as unsafe and unsustainable.
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Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
And there is a very old and widespread tradition that cockcrow marks successive times through the night.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
That would allow sufficient time for these reactions to reach chemical equilibrium, meaning that at each successive stage of the disk’s chemical evolution, the distribution of elements in gaseous and mineral phases would stabilize.
—Javier Barbuzano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
The Teotihuacán pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, form a complex of monumental structures built by successive Indigenous civilizations.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
And there is a very old and widespread tradition that cockcrow marks successive times through the night.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
That would allow sufficient time for these reactions to reach chemical equilibrium, meaning that at each successive stage of the disk’s chemical evolution, the distribution of elements in gaseous and mineral phases would stabilize.
—Javier Barbuzano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
The Teotihuacán pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, form a complex of monumental structures built by successive Indigenous civilizations.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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In fact, Kancey was only one of two players in the NFL in 2024 to record a quarterback hit in 10-plus consecutive games, joining the Texans’ Danielle Hunter.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers finished the regular season with three consecutive wins to hold onto home-court advantage as the fourth seed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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