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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This is how actor David Tennant, back for his second consecutive year hosting, chose to open the 2025 BAFTAs before jumping into an inoffensive monologue heavy on tepid puns.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Complementary, Not Competitive The alternative and traditional finance sectors can work together to serve businesses at different points in their life cycle.—
Xan Myburgh,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Each successive older generation has lower rates, with 14.2% of Millennials, 5.1% of Generation X, 3.0% of Baby Boomers and 1.8% of the Silent Generation.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The rest is technique: a brief rinse (no need to wait for the water to run clear), a longer soak, a shorter cook and two separate but successive rests — before and after the rice is fluffed.—
Eric Kim,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The 60-year federal sentence will be served consecutively to the life sentence on the state charges, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said at a sentencing in December.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2025
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The mark was only slightly better than in Longo’s first season when the Badgers averaged 22.5 points — the two worst seasons for the program consecutively since 1991 and 1992.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Now, why would men subject themselves to such a procedure repeatedly and shell out the money each time to do so?—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Rashad Jamal, the former rapper who leads the University of Cosmic Intelligence and is now serving 18 years on child-molestation charges, has repeatedly cast his prosecution as persecution.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back-to-back. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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