as in together
in succession without others coming in between
as he moved up the corporate ladder, he ensconced his family in successively larger homes
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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 judge sentenced him to the maximum on each of those 103 counts, to be served consecutively, said Jessica Rock, the state animal crimes resource prosecutor with the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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In the Tennessee cases, Mendenhall was sentenced to serve the two life terms consecutively, or one after the other.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 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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Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Our lips not only have thinner skin than most of the rest of our bodies, they’re also continuously exposed to the elements.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Hanging curtains around the doors will continually let the light in while helping to keep your area as your own.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Such ineptitude, and yet our leaders are continually reelected.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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