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
Because of this slight offset, stars will appear to rise four minutes earlier every 24 hours on successive nights.
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Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
After Peterson was called for an offensive foul in the first half, an irate Self argued with the officials and was tagged with two successive technicals — by different officials.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Texas starter Luke Harrison pitched a second successive scoreless frame, working around a leadoff walk with the help of a slick stop by Adrian Rodriguez at shortstop.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
For generations, eclipses have been surrounded by apocalyptic prophecies, which found a resurgence when there were four successive total lunar eclipses from 2014 to 2015, according to astronomy website EarthSky.
—Hali Smith
march 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
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Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
After Peterson was called for an offensive foul in the first half, an irate Self argued with the officials and was tagged with two successive technicals — by different officials.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Texas starter Luke Harrison pitched a second successive scoreless frame, working around a leadoff walk with the help of a slick stop by Adrian Rodriguez at shortstop.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
For generations, eclipses have been surrounded by apocalyptic prophecies, which found a resurgence when there were four successive total lunar eclipses from 2014 to 2015, according to astronomy website EarthSky.
—Hali Smith
march 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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This is the third consecutive year the city grappled with a multimillion budget deficit.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bell has been mentioned here for two consecutive mocks now.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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