as in successively
following one after another without others coming in between
talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively
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Recent Examples of consecutively
Seventeen people wrote letters that UG Clerk Monica Sparks read aloud consecutively, 17 people spoke in person, and two spoke on Zoom.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Those sentenced will be served consecutively and mean she could be released in eight years.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Rounding out the top 10 in WalletHub’s report are No. 4 Santa Rosa, California, followed consecutively by Worcester, Massachusetts; Chicago; New York; Henderson, Nevada; Buffalo, New York, and Pittsburgh.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Now that Venus retrograde is officially over as of April 13, all three personal planets — Mercury, Venus, and Mars — are finally moving direct, both consecutively and cumulatively, for the first time in 2025.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Those sentenced will be served consecutively and mean she could be released in eight years.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Rounding out the top 10 in WalletHub’s report are No. 4 Santa Rosa, California, followed consecutively by Worcester, Massachusetts; Chicago; New York; Henderson, Nevada; Buffalo, New York, and Pittsburgh.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Now that Venus retrograde is officially over as of April 13, all three personal planets — Mercury, Venus, and Mars — are finally moving direct, both consecutively and cumulatively, for the first time in 2025.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
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Two kittens are fighting for their lives after being discovered zip-tied together in the parking lot of a shopping center.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Fans share outpouring of support after Sundae's cancer diagnosis As Sundae's fame grew, Gamble shared other things about their life together, eventually giving fans a glimpse of the lab's two-year battle with cancer.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Google's lawyers have repeatedly argued that the company does not monopolize the AI market, because there are a host of AI companies with chatbots — some of which are outperforming Gemini.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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The Supreme Court has been increasingly asked to weigh in on the Trump administration’s mass deportation of immigrants, as the government’s actions have been met with a slew of legal challenges and repeatedly struck down in court.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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