one after another
idiom
1
: in a continuing series
The buses kept arriving, one after another.
One person after another walked out of the concert.
2
: each one in a continuing series
One after another of her friends got married and moved away.
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The sleeve was also successfully used to deliver a virtual stroking sensation, by sequentially activating the pouches one after another.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Scientists experimentally confirmed in 2020 that methane, among the simplest organic molecules, forms like this, as carbon and hydrogen land on the icy grains, one after another.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
This matchup was supposed to be filled with impactful fantasy performances, one after another, setting the tone for a strong opening week.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Cities fell rapidly, one after another, with little resistance from the forces of a crumbling state that had been hollowed out by years of U.S.-imposed sanctions, endemic regime corruption, and Israeli air strikes on military infrastructure.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Scientists experimentally confirmed in 2020 that methane, among the simplest organic molecules, forms like this, as carbon and hydrogen land on the icy grains, one after another.
—Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
This matchup was supposed to be filled with impactful fantasy performances, one after another, setting the tone for a strong opening week.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Cities fell rapidly, one after another, with little resistance from the forces of a crumbling state that had been hollowed out by years of U.S.-imposed sanctions, endemic regime corruption, and Israeli air strikes on military infrastructure.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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