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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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 -
Before the broadcast, Reynolds and Lively walked the red carpet together and were all smiles.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
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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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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The American Petroleum Institute has repeatedly stressed that natural gas will be crucial in powering the AI revolution.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
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
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City water quality is within health safety standards and the city is working to continually lower mineral levels (iron, manganese), Mareck said.—
Chuck Rupnow,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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She has continually been listed on the group’s debt ledger since the end of 2023, when the group owed her nearly $30,000.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Successively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successively. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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