consecutively

adverb

con·​sec·​u·​tive·​ly kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē How to pronounce consecutively (audio)
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: in a consecutive manner : with each following the other without interruption : with consecutive numbers or in consecutive occurrences
The prints are signed by the artist and numbered consecutively.
The team won the title three times consecutively.
… these horses have wowed audiences across Canada in nearly 100 consecutively sold-out shows …Delfin Vigil

Examples of consecutively in a Sentence

talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively
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Companies go through ups and downs and these companies have proven to increase their dividend payouts consecutively. Andy Mills, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024 Dunford, the attorneys say, has also ceased sentencing people consecutively for the same violation. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024 Effort has been a major issue thus far, as in each game, the Rockets have struggled to put together more than two quarters consecutively of intensity. Rahat Huq, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Ohio's criminal sentencing system allows trial court judges to give people convicted of multiple crimes sentences that run either concurrently or consecutively. Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consecutively 

Word History

Etymology

consecutive + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of consecutively was in 1847

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“Consecutively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consecutively. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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