as in successive
following one after another without others coming in between
the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games
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Colavito was just the third player in the majors to hit four home runs in one game in consecutive at-bats.
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Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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
Max Verstappen has romped to four consecutive drivers’ titles, his latest confirmed with a fifth-place finish at last week’s race in Las Vegas, while the Dutchman’s Red Bull team has captured the previous two constructors’ titles.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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
Max Verstappen has romped to four consecutive drivers’ titles, his latest confirmed with a fifth-place finish at last week’s race in Las Vegas, while the Dutchman’s Red Bull team has captured the previous two constructors’ titles.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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