consecutively

adverb

con·​sec·​u·​tive·​ly kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē How to pronounce consecutively (audio)
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: in a consecutive manner : with each following the other without interruption : with consecutive numbers or in consecutive occurrences
The prints are signed by the artist and numbered consecutively.
The team won the title three times consecutively.
… these horses have wowed audiences across Canada in nearly 100 consecutively sold-out shows …Delfin Vigil

Examples of consecutively in a Sentence

talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively
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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 Germany’s sluggish economy While the DAX has been on the rise, the German economy has been sluggish for some time, with its full-year gross domestic product declining consecutively in 2023 and 2024. Ganesh Rao,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 Santa Margarita is the only other Orange County team with three wins over Mater Dei during Gary McKnight’s 42 seasons as coach, but those did not occur consecutively. Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025 Lil Baby collects his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, all tallied consecutively, as WHAM opens atop the chart dated Jan. 18. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for consecutively 

Word History

Etymology

consecutive + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consecutively was in 1847

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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consecutively. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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