successionally

adverb

Definition of successionallynext
as in successively
in succession without others coming in between the bumptious reporter asked three questions successionally before anyone else could get a word in

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  1. together
  2. repeatedly
  3. hand running
Adverb
  • The team averaged the brain activity across all of the participants and used AI to group together and pinpoint the brain networks that were activated, specifically within the cerebral cortex.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In Germany and France, support for right-wing extremist groups surged to levels unseen since the Second World War, sending establishment parties scrambling to put together new coalitions that would keep them from power.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of together
Adverb
  • One in 4 Idaho coroners have repeatedly fallen short, according to records provided by the state coroners association.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Pressured by the Wild, the Sharks were a mess at times in their own zone, repeatedly unable to break the puck out clean against a hard-forechecking team.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • Jomo Fray’s camera basks in textures the same way the scenes are immersed in sounds, focusing on the child’s fingers caressing the fish scales or her hand running through the babbling creek.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But Tom doesn't have the wheels and isn't as confident with the ball in his hand running as Joe is.
    Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2023
Definition of hand running
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successional

successionally

successions

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