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 Limited series on other platforms used to be equally slow-burn; in 2021, HBO’s Mare of Easttown had the rare distinction of growing its audience with every successive episode — the opposite of the current explode-and-be-forgotten concept. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 The three incidents occurred successive days this past week, in three different Colorado mountain towns. Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 5 June 2025 With defeat, Ternana stay in the third tier for a second successive season, and the future of interim coach Fabio Liverani remains unknown. David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Each successive tier offers more security suite and VPN licenses, more storage for online backups, and a wider range of identity protection features. PC Magazine, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for successive
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  • Suarez, a former city commissioner, will get a 17th consecutive year in Miami City Hall, and Carollo will get a ninth.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
  • Lima lost his first professional fight in 2015, but the 27-year-old is undefeated since then with 14 consecutive wins.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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