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
From June of 2004 to July of 2006, as the subprime bubble was inflating, the Fed raised the interest rate 17 times consecutively – a textbook policy of monetary tightening, unprecedented at the time, which should have restrained credit creation.
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George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
His sentence is slated to be served consecutively after serving his sentence in New York.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
One reason is that the two judges who issued the sentences ruled that the defendants must serve them consecutively rather than concurrently, as is typical.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Arch’s sentences will run consecutively.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
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George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
His sentence is slated to be served consecutively after serving his sentence in New York.
—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
One reason is that the two judges who issued the sentences ruled that the defendants must serve them consecutively rather than concurrently, as is typical.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Arch’s sentences will run consecutively.
—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for consecutively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consecutively
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The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
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Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.
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As thousands sing, clap and chant together, attendees describe a feeling of bliss and belonging, a chance to step outside the pressures of work, studies and an increasingly competitive society.
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Guests also visited a memory table filled with photos of Love and her father together, along with some of his favorite things, including a football, weights and his scriptures.
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Wilde then shot the film sequentially—rare for small films and logistically impossible for larger ones—in just 21 days on a set designed to mimic a labyrinthian San Francisco apartment.
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That distinction matters because enterprises increasingly operate in environments where conditions evolve continuously rather than sequentially.
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Trump has repeatedly maligned Haitian immigrants, including falsely accusing the Haitians who are living in Ohio of eating people's pets.
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That meant fewer shots on target and a lot more fouls with players crashing on the pitch repeatedly.
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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutively. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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