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successively

adverb

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 Their concentrations then increase at successively higher trophic levels (levels of the food chain) as organisms consume contaminated prey. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7. — ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Like rock-paper-scissors, each generation of warfare emerges by successively absorbing and controlling the decisive element that came before it. — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026 The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. — Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successively
  1. together
  2. consecutively
  3. repeatedly
  4. sequentially
  5. continuously
  6. continually
  7. serially
Adverb
  • The two payment apps together account for nearly 85% of UPI transactions by value and 81% by volume, as per a report by Indian brokerage Ambit Capital.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For multi-generation families that want to stay together, Benton Cottage offers the perfect base, containing four bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and enclosed back yard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of together
Adverb
  • District Court Judge Samantha Gronewald ordered the sentences to be run consecutively and denied probation.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 11 Sep. 2026
  • She was also sentenced to five years on the weapons charge, to be served concurrently, and seven years for desecration of a human corpse, to be served consecutively to the Wisconsin sentence.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of consecutively
Adverb
  • His attacker, another truck driver, didn't speak as Singh repeatedly asked why he was being attacked.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Tigers repeatedly found explosive gains through the air, some created not by an extraordinary throw but by a defensive breakdown.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • As a result, each shell collapses sequentially, gradually absorbing and dissipating the kinetic energy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 52-piece instrumental Astronomia albums were released sequentially on the spring equinox, summer solstice, fall equinox, and winter solstice of 2021.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sequentially
Adverb
  • Industrial plants continuously produce heat as part of processes that require high temperatures.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This team is responsible for continuously analyzing transaction data, identifying pricing leaks (such as unearned volume discounts or excessive custom engineering costs) and optimizing the pricing architecture across the entire portfolio.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of continuously
Adverb
  • But questions have continually circulated within the party about whether voters who are scarred from the party’s 2024 loss would be enthusiastic about a Harris run.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of continually
Adverb
  • That body, established in 2017 in response to the crimes of Larry Nassar, the Michigan physician who serially abused young gymnasts, can investigate misconduct, including nonsexual misconduct, in any Olympic sport.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The project has been serially delayed, out of money, rebranded and trailed by angry former business partners.
    — Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
Definition of serially

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