successively

adverb

Definition of successivelynext
as in together
in succession without others coming in between as he moved up the corporate ladder, he ensconced his family in successively larger homes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successively
  1. together
  2. consecutively
  3. repeatedly
  4. continuously
  5. continually
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
  • Companies go through ups and downs and these companies have proven to increase their dividend payouts consecutively.
    Andy Mills, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Dunford, the attorneys say, has also ceased sentencing people consecutively for the same violation.
    Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
Definition of consecutively
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
  • California enacted a law this year that will, among other things, require manufacturers to continuously monitor every autonomous vehicle on the road and designate a remote human operator to immobilize a vehicle if necessary.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The exact count is continuously updated, with the University of Florida's Election Lab tracking turnout by state and voting method.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of continuously
Adverb
  • The recent disruptions at Seattle Airport further illustrate the stakes, as malicious actors continually probe for weaknesses in critical infrastructure.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Trump and allies have continually spread unfounded claims about the 2020 election, with the former president consistently refusing to accept his loss in the presidential election four years ago.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of continually
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