as in successively
in succession without others coming in between
number the art prints in the limited edition sequentially so that collectors will know which one they have
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Recent Examples of sequentially
Adkins and his bandmates — guitarist Tom Linton, drummer Zach Lind and bassist Rick Burch — plan to play Bleed American in its entirety, but probably not sequentially, during the tour.
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
But these mechanisms evolved when information arrived more slowly and events unfolded sequentially.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Not only did sales in search and cloud outpace expectations, but growth for both key segments also accelerated sequentially.
—CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
The world’s largest cryogenic particle detector The DUNE far detector is planned as a series of enormous modules that will be constructed sequentially over several years.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Researchers are currently piecing the story together, one experiment at a time, rather than proving out every step sequentially in the same set of organisms.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
This narrative could fill in some missing pieces of the story of Christ while still fitting neatly and sequentially in what could have happened.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
But these mechanisms evolved when information arrived more slowly and events unfolded sequentially.
—Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Not only did sales in search and cloud outpace expectations, but growth for both key segments also accelerated sequentially.
—CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
The world’s largest cryogenic particle detector The DUNE far detector is planned as a series of enormous modules that will be constructed sequentially over several years.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Researchers are currently piecing the story together, one experiment at a time, rather than proving out every step sequentially in the same set of organisms.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
This narrative could fill in some missing pieces of the story of Christ while still fitting neatly and sequentially in what could have happened.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequentially
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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Unsurprisingly the two are already plotting more projects together.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The logic behind this is that supermassive black hole binaries, which spiral together to lead to collisions and mergers, emit gravitational waves of increasing frequency as their orbits shrink, creating a background hum of gravitational waves.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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To promote new points of view and enhance member involvement, the new amendment states that governors may serve on their BECs for a maximum of six years after the completion of their governor service, whether consecutively or not.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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With the Nuggets announcing Friday that Peyton Watson (hamstring) will be re-evaluated in a month, six rotation players will miss three-plus weeks consecutively this season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Sequentially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequentially. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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