SUCCESSIONALLY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

successionally

adverb

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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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.

— Reuters, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of successively

Adverb

Whisk together egg and water; lightly brush the borders of each pastry with the egg wash.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Remarkably, the children who initially drew them together at Great Beginnings — Begnaud’s son Max and Kisner’s twins — were born just 10 days apart.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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Jones has repeatedly denied the allegations since he was arrested in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Westerheide said that since the review, the county has repeatedly tried to remove dogs before cleaning kennels, but staff haven’t been able to find somewhere to keep them during the process.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of repeatedly

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The desire to have a steady hand running foreign policy meant that getting him through the Senate would be easy.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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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