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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Adverb
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Williams and Kelly worked together at Florida State in 2013 and 2014 when Williams was a defensive analyst and Kelly was the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator in 2013 and the defensive coordinator in 2014.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025 -
To close the deal, Saks Global, led by executive chairman Richard Baker, pulled together some creative financing involving two tech giants, Amazon and Salesforce, and two apparel industry giants, G-III and Authentic Brands Group.—
David Moin,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Three of those presidents — Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe — served two terms consecutively, a pattern repeated only once: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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The opposite is a surplus, something the government has had only four times in the last 50 years, consecutively between 1998 and 2001.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Over the last three decades, successive U.S. presidents have repeatedly proffered expansive theories on why the president as commander in chief possesses the right to take military action without congressional approval.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the federal government cannot force cities and states to adopt laws or to enforce federal mandates.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
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That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, invisible force that causes the universe to expand continuously at an ever-accelerating rate.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Kansas, meanwhile, still seems like a team continuously searching for consistency.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Remember that moving your furniture or even leaving your shoes in a different spot each day might cause your vacuum to continually change its cleaning route.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Cohen is continually investing money into player development, technology and facilities in an attempt to close the gap.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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