as in together
in succession without others coming in between
as he moved up the corporate ladder, he ensconced his family in successively larger homes
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Recent Examples of successively
Most recently, analysis of pollen trapped in the ship’s waterproofing layers have yielded insight into repairs made successively in other locations throughout the Adriatic Sea, according to a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Materials.
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ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.
—ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Mary named one of her daughters Salome, after the Hasmonean mother queen Salome Alexandra, who ruled the country from 76 to 67 BC and was married, successively, to both sons of John Hyrcanus, the son of Simon the Maccabee.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices.
—Nick Wells,sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.
—ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Mary named one of her daughters Salome, after the Hasmonean mother queen Salome Alexandra, who ruled the country from 76 to 67 BC and was married, successively, to both sons of John Hyrcanus, the son of Simon the Maccabee.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The activity marks the third such year that insiders have sold their post-vesting stock but this period stands out as it's accelerated each year at successively higher prices.
—Nick Wells,sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successively
Adverb
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Then, inside the cinema, the four were seated together in the front row.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 4th House and trines Venus in Gemini, helping emotional honesty and practical cooperation work together.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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The murder trial was the capstone to a remarkable fall from grace for the personal injury lawyer, whose father, grandfather and great-grandfather served as the local prosecutor consecutively from 1920 to 2006.—
Dianne Gallagher,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The plea agreement stipulated the punishment run concurrently with the life sentence as opposed to consecutively.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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James Ward Thursday night’s California governor debate underscored just how unsettled — and contentious — the race has become, with candidates repeatedly clashing over crime, election integrity, reproductive rights, and the balance of power between state and local government.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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But, but, but … Steyer seems to be the most committed environmentalist of the bunch, despite, as his opponents repeatedly point out, having made part of his fortune investing in fossil fuel and coal companies and private prisons.—
Robin Abcarian,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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However, the company's plant backlog sales increased slightly sequentially, as the company took in $640 million in new projects during the quarter.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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In the simplest case, in a single CPU core, each element in the vector would be multiplied sequentially and then written to memory.—
Olivia Hsu,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Ty Holmes, chief impact officer for Curriculum Associates, said the company continuously solicits feedback and tries to make changes to address complaints.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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This system-level approach is reinforced by a data feedback loop, in which deployments generate operational data that can be used to continuously improve model and system performance over time.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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His athleticism and measurables project him to be an intriguing 3-and-D prospect, which is an element the Heat continually have valued.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The space behind the midfield is continually flooded, with movement from Barcelona’s creative midfielders leaving Bellingham and Tchouameni with too many runs to track.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Since roughly 2021, consumer sentiment has serially underperformed what the underlying data would predict.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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And under Hegseth’s command, the armed forces have serially attacked unarmed boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, including instances where American attackers were reported to have returned to kill the survivors.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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