as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the successional stages that an area goes through following a devastating forest fire
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Adjective
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025 -
Seeman, who has pitched all 28 innings in Winter Springs’ past four postseason victories, doused the fire with three consecutive outs.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Most cruelly, opponents Manchester United scored three minutes later before doubling their advantage late on, and the 2-0 defeat meant Villa missed out, on goal difference, on becoming the first team outside of the traditional ‘Big Six’ to qualify for the Champions League in successive campaigns.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The goal for successive speed runs is to hold these high speeds for over 500 meters, a distance required for official world record certification.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 May 2025
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“Successional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successional. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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