as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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as in together
in succession without others coming in between
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
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Adjective
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What To Know For the second consecutive day, doctors refrained from referring to Francis' condition as critical.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Kelce, a three-time Super Bowl winner, produced seven consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 2016 to 2022.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Typically guests who get mentioned in the State of the Union have a story that will bring the country together.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2025
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Mia’s symptoms began during the first Covid-19 lockdown, meaning borders were closed which prevented the wider family all being together.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Defending champions Chelsea are odds-on to retain the title for the sixth successive time.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Chen says this new dynamic is hard for the Taiwanese public to adjust to, as in the past decade, successive U.S. administrations deepened the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and formed a bipartisan consensus on supporting Taiwan.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The 60-year federal sentence will be served consecutively to the life sentence on the state charges, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said at a sentencing in December.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2025
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The mark was only slightly better than in Longo’s first season when the Badgers averaged 22.5 points — the two worst seasons for the program consecutively since 1991 and 1992.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The ayatollah has repeatedly said Iran cannot trust that the United States would honor any bargain, especially after Mr. Trump pulled out of the last agreement to restrain Iran’s program.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s power grid during the war.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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