as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Recent Examples of successive
The equestrian Apaches, Comanches, and Lakotas, to take three major examples, would rule successive inland empires from the mid-seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries from the backs of horses.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2025
But since then, each successive sequel has chipped away at that sense of discovery.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
After successive special sessions in 2023 also ended without a school voucher bill passing, Abbott launched a largely successful campaign in 2024 to oust House Republicans who had voted against his signature education proposal.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The aircraft made successive passes, dropping one bomb at a time until the bridge was destroyed.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 July 2025
But since then, each successive sequel has chipped away at that sense of discovery.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
After successive special sessions in 2023 also ended without a school voucher bill passing, Abbott launched a largely successful campaign in 2024 to oust House Republicans who had voted against his signature education proposal.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The aircraft made successive passes, dropping one bomb at a time until the bridge was destroyed.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successive
consecutive
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Temperatures were cool and rain free for the second consecutive day in Chicago, optimal festival going conditions and a rare respite from an otherwise sweltering Windy City summer.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Rodríguez had no margin for error with the bases loaded and threw four consecutive fastballs to Ronny Mauricio, striking him out with a 100.1 mph four-seamer at the knees.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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