as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Newcastle had won each of its last six games in all competitions by an aggregate score of 17 goals to three, while Villa was looking to extend a run of five successive league wins.
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Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The following spring, Deng, then chairman of the CMC, planted the first tree of the campaign, setting a tradition that has since been carried on by successive Chinese leaders and military top brass.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The successive rounds of tariffs come as China has reveled in a feeling of greater economic vitality following years of grappling with a crisis in the property sector, high local government debt and the fallout from Beijing’s pandemic controls.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
For those who prefer superstitious pessimism, this win has the bonus of guaranteeing a 13th successive season in the Premier League: Palace cannot be relegated.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The following spring, Deng, then chairman of the CMC, planted the first tree of the campaign, setting a tradition that has since been carried on by successive Chinese leaders and military top brass.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The successive rounds of tariffs come as China has reveled in a feeling of greater economic vitality following years of grappling with a crisis in the property sector, high local government debt and the fallout from Beijing’s pandemic controls.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
For those who prefer superstitious pessimism, this win has the bonus of guaranteeing a 13th successive season in the Premier League: Palace cannot be relegated.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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