as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Recent Examples of successive
Limited series on other platforms used to be equally slow-burn; in 2021, HBO’s Mare of Easttown had the rare distinction of growing its audience with every successive episode — the opposite of the current explode-and-be-forgotten concept.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
The three incidents occurred successive days this past week, in three different Colorado mountain towns.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 5 June 2025
With defeat, Ternana stay in the third tier for a second successive season, and the future of interim coach Fabio Liverani remains unknown.
—David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Each successive tier offers more security suite and VPN licenses, more storage for online backups, and a wider range of identity protection features.
—PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
The three incidents occurred successive days this past week, in three different Colorado mountain towns.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 5 June 2025
With defeat, Ternana stay in the third tier for a second successive season, and the future of interim coach Fabio Liverani remains unknown.
—David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Each successive tier offers more security suite and VPN licenses, more storage for online backups, and a wider range of identity protection features.
—PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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That’s the third consecutive Panthers goal in Edmonton by Marchand, who scored a shorthanded goal in Game 2’s second period and the Game 2 double overtime winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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In just 38 seconds, Clark knocked down three consecutive 3s, from a combined 93 feet.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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