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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With Super Bowl Sunday just about here, hosts across America are pulling together grocery lists and final preparations for game day.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Accessibility The Jerome is dog-friendly—so much so that the concierge advises on dog-friendly experiences to enjoy Aspen together.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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To promote new points of view and enhance member involvement, the new amendment states that governors may serve on their BECs for a maximum of six years after the completion of their governor service, whether consecutively or not.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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With the Nuggets announcing Friday that Peyton Watson (hamstring) will be re-evaluated in a month, six rotation players will miss three-plus weeks consecutively this season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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As strong as Dallas has been in its six-game win streak, the Stars have allowed opponents to climb back into games repeatedly in the third.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Not only did sales in search and cloud outpace expectations, but growth for both key segments also accelerated sequentially.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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The world’s largest cryogenic particle detector The DUNE far detector is planned as a series of enormous modules that will be constructed sequentially over several years.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Interestingly, the star V1610 Cygni has been viewed very well, and nearly continuously, over the past 30 years or so.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Called Corvus One for Cold Chain, the system operates continuously in temperatures as low as minus-20 degrees Fahrenheit, eliminating the need for human workers to conduct manual inventory checks in sub-zero conditions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That is a message O’Donnell still continually preaches.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their continuous efforts involve coalition members regularly appearing at city council meetings and a deluge of emails, now numbering nearly 22,000, continually bombarding city hall.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 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 13 Feb. 2026.
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