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 successively
The status had previously been renewed successively and, despite the move to end these protections, the State Department warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
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Reuters,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Most recently, analysis of pollen trapped in the ship’s waterproofing layers have yielded insight into repairs made successively in other locations throughout the Adriatic Sea, according to a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Materials.
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ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family.
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Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
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Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.
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ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Reuters,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira has the record number of World Cup appearances as a coach with six, but not successively.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Most recently, analysis of pollen trapped in the ship’s waterproofing layers have yielded insight into repairs made successively in other locations throughout the Adriatic Sea, according to a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Materials.
—
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
Thanks to the South's long growing season, many crops, such as beans, can be planted and harvested successively over a longer period of time.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Established in 1948, North Korea has been successively ruled by male members of the Kim family.
—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Close to 40 years later, the quadruple toe loop has become normalized, appearing successively in more programs in each of the past four Games.
—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
It was worn successively by Queen Hortense, Queen Marie-Amelie and Isabelle of Orleans, according to the Louvre.
—
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successively
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The 44-year-old singer's children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, made a rare joint public appearance at Paris Men's Fashion Week after TMZ reported that the two would achieve a runway milestone together during the days-long sartorial event overseas.
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The hot dog itself has enough snap and flavor to stand on its own, but the chili brings it all together.
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Arch’s sentences will run consecutively.
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The judge delivered sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for three counts of first-degree murder, and 25 years to life for each of the four other counts, second-degree murder, all to run consecutively.
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Trump has repeatedly maligned Haitian immigrants, including falsely accusing the Haitians who are living in Ohio of eating people's pets.
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That meant fewer shots on target and a lot more fouls with players crashing on the pitch repeatedly.
Adverb
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Wilde then shot the film sequentially—rare for small films and logistically impossible for larger ones—in just 21 days on a set designed to mimic a labyrinthian San Francisco apartment.
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That distinction matters because enterprises increasingly operate in environments where conditions evolve continuously rather than sequentially.
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Foley says the dispatch center continuously measures electrical demand and balances it with available supply.
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Security teams need controls that work continuously across data, identity and AI systems together.
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Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.
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At times, some groups may feel overlooked or insufficiently welcomed, reminding us that inclusion is a value that must continually be expanded and reaffirmed.
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The project has been serially delayed, out of money, rebranded and trailed by angry former business partners.
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Since roughly 2021, consumer sentiment has serially underperformed what the underlying data would predict.
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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