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
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
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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
The trusts were successively layered, meaning that each trust named the next trust in the series as its beneficiary.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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
The trusts were successively layered, meaning that each trust named the next trust in the series as its beneficiary.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successively
Adverb
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The idea — with Arsenal back then, as with Chelsea now — is that young players grow together and mature into a top-class team.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Infused with nourishing tsubaki meadow oil, texturizing pink salt, and a plant blend of kale, carrot, and lemon extracts that, together, strengthen and add moisture, this featherlight formula hydrates, de-frizzes, and disappears upon contact—though the results stick around for hours.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Each life sentence will be served consecutively.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The union wants firefighters to be able to go home for a couple of days after working consecutively for 14 days on an incident, Edwards said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Iran has repeatedly denied targeting oil infrastructure and other civilian targets in the war, despite its drone and missile fire hitting those sites.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Franklin was repeatedly picked on in coverage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Same-store sales accelerated sequentially at HomeGoods (5% to 6%) and TJX International (3% to 4%).—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Leaders can now enter new markets simultaneously, not sequentially.—
May Habib,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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The County Democratic Party requested an extension from the county due to voters continuously being turned away from polling places throughout the day.—
From Staff Reports,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The movement had about a hundred volunteers, although people continually drifted in and out; a core of about twenty individuals did most of the work.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street has continually expressed its pleasant surprise at how remarkably well consumers have held up since the pandemic.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Here’s what the serially successful executive coach and popular children’s author has to say about fear, both in the C-suite and on the home front.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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The only other nations serially producing fifth-generation fighters are the US, with its F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor, and China, with its Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-35.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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