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
Wilson set a new WNBA record for points in a postseason and also recorded her ninth playoff game of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds, becoming the only player to ever do so consecutively.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The celestial phenomenon occurs three or four times annually and always appears consecutively.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Diddy faces a maximum of ten years on each transportation count; if Subramanian made the uncommon decision to sentence him consecutively, this would be a 20-year term.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Masai Russell, the reigning Olympic champion, could become the first woman in track and field history to win both the Olympic and world titles consecutively.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The celestial phenomenon occurs three or four times annually and always appears consecutively.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Diddy faces a maximum of ten years on each transportation count; if Subramanian made the uncommon decision to sentence him consecutively, this would be a 20-year term.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Masai Russell, the reigning Olympic champion, could become the first woman in track and field history to win both the Olympic and world titles consecutively.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
Adverb
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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.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Bruck made her costume herself, sewing each vine on by hand and carefully piecing it together in the weeks leading up to the party, as her friends told WXYZ-TV Detroit.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Archie's getting the gang back together.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Third-quarter revenue in the asset and wealth management division advanced 17% from a year ago, and 16% sequentially.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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This means within a single sweat patch, microfluidic technology enables sweat to be collected sequentially over time, allowing for the measurement of changes in various metabolites—without any labeling process.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His touch and his decision making is repeatedly letting him down.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the 2000s, Andrew was repeatedly accused of misusing his position as a British trade envoy for his personal advantage.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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