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 Synonyms for successively
Adverb
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While organizations used to adopt cloud, AI and automation as separate initiatives, many are now trying to implement them together—often in the same program.—
Navdeep Malik,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025 -
Other images showed the bride having her makeup done and the couple smiling for a selfie together.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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Zhang sentenced him to 13 years in prison for the robbery charge and 3 years for the armed criminal action charge, with the sentences to run consecutively.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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The following day, he was sentenced to two life sentences in prison, which will run consecutively.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Russian officials have repeatedly raised concerns about escalation and the potential for nuclear fallout.—
Dan Gooding
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Smollett has repeatedly denied staging the hate crime and has maintained that the attack was real.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Adverb
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As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years, 7 months and 19 days.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
23 June 2025
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Implement programs to continuously develop the skills of the existing workforce and adapt to technological changes.—
Dave Evans,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adverb
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The researchers continually work on developing the full potential of the EHT network and exploring even higher-frequency capabilities — such as 345 GHz — that can further complement multiband observations.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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Friedland underscores this by continually situating Ruth within large groups, filmed in stationary long shots by the cinematographer Gabe C. Elder.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2025
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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