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
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.
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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
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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Despite bouncing between Triple-A Omaha and the majors, Bowlan has consistently put together scoreless innings.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were quite a few troubling snaps to Young, and that’s a tough look for a pair that have worked together at their positions in each of the past two summer.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The North Carolina Wage and Hour Act requires an employer to provide breaks to employees under the age of 16 of at least 30 minutes after working five hours consecutively, Robertson said.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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In Maryland, governors cannot serve more than two consecutive terms but are able to serve non-consecutively.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Manchester, currently serving a 40-year sentence at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, repeatedly called Tatum and director Derek Cianfrance to give them his stranger-than-fiction story.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Different women went through the process differently, but researchers noted that words like freedom, choice, strength and liberation appeared repeatedly in their accounts.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Data Center revenue missing expectations Inventory increasing by roughly 33% sequentially Customer concentration 1.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flower spikes open sequentially from the bottom to the top, with approximately twenty flowers per stem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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This article is being continuously updated.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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In healthcare, agents might be tasked with coordinating patient care across numerous services, continuously staying up-to-date on relevant studies around treatment and medication, and autonomously tracking and responding to pandemics and public health issues.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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When a partner continually feels trapped behind excuses or counterattacks, the original frustration then hardens into resentment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Openings will continually periodically through until 2026, where once finished – 12 houses will be available.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Approximately 98 percent of cropland in the territory is damaged or inaccessible — decimating the agriculture sector and local food production — and nine of ten people have been serially displaced from their homes.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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