as in successively
in succession without others coming in between
the bumptious reporter asked three questions successionally before anyone else could get a word in
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Adverb
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Soon after graduation, John was married to his high school sweetheart, Dawn Johnson, and together, they were blessed with two children, Mandy and Tyler.—
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Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
That’s the type of basketball Ujiri has been looking to put together often in his time with Toronto.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The family can repeatedly be heard asking to see a warrant.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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In contrast to contemporaries like Ben Jonson—who told his audiences, basically, Sit down, shut up, and enjoy the glory of my words—Shakespeare repeatedly went out of his way to ask audiences to be active participants in the creation of his plays.—
Jeffrey R. Wilson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Jomo Fray’s camera basks in textures the same way the scenes are immersed in sounds, focusing on the child’s fingers caressing the fish scales or her hand running through the babbling creek.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Nov. 2023
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But Tom doesn't have the wheels and isn't as confident with the ball in his hand running as Joe is.—
Kyle Brown,
The Enquirer,
9 Apr. 2023
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“Successionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successionally. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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