as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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as in together
in succession without others coming in between
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
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Adjective
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For the fifth consecutive year, comedian Trevor Noah will host the ceremony set to take place Feb. 2 and broadcast live from L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena, CBS announced Tuesday.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
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His career took off with two consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series championships in 2011 and 2012.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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All three men played football together at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. Jackson went on to start as cornerback at the University of Oregon, before becoming the Vikings’ fourth-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s visit to California offered telltale signs that the president and the Democratic governor may be able to once again pause their perennial war of words in the press and on social media to work together during times of crisis.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In another unusual step for representatives of successive administrations, the two met together with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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House rules limit membership on the panel to no more than four Congresses, or eight years, in a period of six successive Congresses — a rule that does not apply to the chair.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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In the Tennessee cases, Mendenhall was sentenced to serve the two life terms consecutively, or one after the other.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Germany’s sluggish economy While the DAX has been on the rise, the German economy has been sluggish for some time, with its full-year gross domestic product declining consecutively in 2023 and 2024.—
Ganesh Rao,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Shoppers shared that they were repeatedly impressed by its ample interior space and can pack far more than expected.—
Alyssa Brascia,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2025
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Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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