back-to-back 1 of 2

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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back-to-back

2 of 2

adverb

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
  • Back for Season 12 are host Nick Cannon, alongside panelists Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke, while Ora also returned to the desk for the second consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Run defense stinks Green Bay rushed for 102 yards in the first half, breaking a streak of three consecutive games in which the Dolphins allowed their opponent fewer than 100 yards rushing.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • Hours after Trump's tweet, Kennedy, 70, and Hines, 59, enjoyed an evening together at the America First Policy Institute event at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., the source tells PEOPLE.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The student volunteered for an after-school program run by Curtis, and the two of them were often left alone together.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • On Medicare, Trump released four successive annual budgets that proposed cutting Medicare.
    Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Some farmers have welcomed those moves, but many feel goodwill was squandered through missteps by successive governments, a failure of subsidies to keep up with inflation, and new trade deals with countries including Australia and New Zealand that have opened the door to cheap imports.
    Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • Adobe’s Digital Price Index shows e-commerce prices have fallen consecutively for 26 months and were down 2.9 percent, year-over-year as of last October.
    David Moin, WWD, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The group logged its first four leaders consecutively in 1975-79: One of These Nights, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Hotel California and The Long Run.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • Trump repeatedly attacked Powell during his first term as president for raising the Fed's key rate in 2017 and 2018.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Majors has repeatedly denied the assault allegations and maintained a desire to resume his career in Hollywood.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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