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
In Sudan, successive regimes have for decades resorted to starvation campaigns to achieve military aims.
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025
The senior index analyst has worked at S&P Dow Jones for 49 years, and has seen successive waves of companies and sectors arrive and exit from the list.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Rather than individual tasks involved in complex structures like tying rebar and assembling wood panels, Charlotte uses an extrusion system to 3D print the aforementioned compressed building material in successive layers on its own – moving along and raising up on its spider legs.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2025
The senior index analyst has worked at S&P Dow Jones for 49 years, and has seen successive waves of companies and sectors arrive and exit from the list.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Rather than individual tasks involved in complex structures like tying rebar and assembling wood panels, Charlotte uses an extrusion system to 3D print the aforementioned compressed building material in successive layers on its own – moving along and raising up on its spider legs.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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The 49ers’ defense went without an interception for the 14th consecutive game.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Seeking a second consecutive term on council, Gillette is notable on the council for his staunch conservative views, including supporting an anti-transgender sports ban voted in by the council in 2023.—
PJ Green
October 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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