consecutive
adjective
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Concurrent and Consecutive
Consecutive has a good deal in common with the complementary word concurrent. Besides the fact that both begin with the prefix con- (meaning “with, together”), each word deals with the time-order in which several things happen. Concurrent describes things that are occurring, or people who are doing something, at the same time, such as “concurrent users” of a computer program. Consecutive refers to things that are arranged or happen in a sequential order. A criminal who serves a consecutive sentence does time for one conviction after another. If that person gets a concurrent sentence, he or she undergoes all punishments at the same time.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
The Bears didn’t well in any phase against the Orange, but Mendoza, who suffered first-half interceptions on consecutive pass attempts to set up 10 points by the Orange, tried to shoulder much of the blame.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Hachimura sat out for the second consecutive night because of a sprained right ankle after missing Friday’s road win against the San Antonio Spurs.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Trump in November won re-election to the White House for a second, but not consecutive, term.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consecutive. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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consecutive
adjective
from French consécutif "following in a series, consecutive," from Latin consecutus, past participle of consequi "to follow," from con, com- "with, together" and sequi "to follow" — related to sequel
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