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
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.
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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
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 source claims the couple don't spend much time together otherwise, beyond their joint public appearances.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was then forced to find a job elsewhere, and fortunately for him, Evero and Cooley were in business together in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Adelson, 75, was convicted of all counts against her in 2025 and sentenced to life in prison with an extra 30 years for the solicitation and conspiracy charges to be served consecutively.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Edwards led the comeback, scoring his first 11 points consecutively on three 3's and a pair of free throws.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Trump has repeatedly expressed support for the protest movement and called for an end to Iran’s Islamist regime, which has long been adversarial to the US.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly blasted Powell for the Fed not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly as the president has demanded since entering the White House in January 2025.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Amin said the second quarter is expected to see the greatest hit from tariffs and the impact is expected to moderate sequentially from there.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also called wild hyacinth or Atlantic camas, this adaptable perennial produces spikes of up to twenty pale blue, pink, or white blooms that open sequentially from the bottom upward.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Arsenal’s first half in the 4-1 home win against Aston Villa a week ago — when the visitors continuously broke through the middle of the pitch — was the perfect example of what happens when their partnership is split up, in this case by Rice’s knee injury.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Winkler Bakery Winston-Salem, North Carolina Established in 1807, this Old Salem bakery is one of the oldest continually operating bakeries in the South.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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And researchers and regulators continually monitor all vaccines.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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 12 Jan. 2026.
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