as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential, the students would likely forget the material
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Recent Examples of sequential
Finally, as noted earlier, the company expects a modest sequential increase in Disney+ subscribers in ira fiscal third quarter — an encouraging development given the past earnings reports included guidance for losses.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The company reiterated its expectations for sequential increases in net bookings for fiscal 2026 and 2027.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Break Complex Tasks into Smaller Steps When tackling complicated projects, breaking them down into sequential AI prompts often produces better results than attempting to accomplish everything with a single instruction.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Posted by California Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas on Monday, March 10, 2025
A straight flush happens when a player’s cards are in sequential order and in the same suit.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The company reiterated its expectations for sequential increases in net bookings for fiscal 2026 and 2027.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Break Complex Tasks into Smaller Steps When tackling complicated projects, breaking them down into sequential AI prompts often produces better results than attempting to accomplish everything with a single instruction.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Posted by California Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas on Monday, March 10, 2025
A straight flush happens when a player’s cards are in sequential order and in the same suit.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequential
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Seeman, who has pitched all 28 innings in Winter Springs’ past four postseason victories, doused the fire with three consecutive outs.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Most cruelly, opponents Manchester United scored three minutes later before doubling their advantage late on, and the 2-0 defeat meant Villa missed out, on goal difference, on becoming the first team outside of the traditional ‘Big Six’ to qualify for the Champions League in successive campaigns.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The goal for successive speed runs is to hold these high speeds for over 500 meters, a distance required for official world record certification.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 May 2025
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“Sequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequential. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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