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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For the second consecutive year, UC Davis saw a rise in applications, with 120,131 hopeful Aggies vying for admission for this upcoming fall semester, according to a news release from UC Davis.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
To ascertain whether any real risk existed, in follow-up research the scientists asked a group of florists to wear cotton gloves for several hours on two consecutive days while trimming flowers and assembling bouquets and then analyzed what the gloves had picked up.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Valles set a club record for the most consecutive minutes without conceding (599), catching the eye with his adventurous footwork and distribution on top of his close-range reflexes.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
To ascertain whether any real risk existed, in follow-up research the scientists asked a group of florists to wear cotton gloves for several hours on two consecutive days while trimming flowers and assembling bouquets and then analyzed what the gloves had picked up.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Valles set a club record for the most consecutive minutes without conceding (599), catching the eye with his adventurous footwork and distribution on top of his close-range reflexes.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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