as in successive
following one after another without others coming in between
the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games
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Recent Examples of consecutive
His career took off with two consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series championships in 2011 and 2012.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Having lost Ken Griffey Jr. and then Alex Rodriguez in consecutive offseasons, the Mariners had rebuilt their lineup around veteran hitters like Boone, John Olerud and Edgar Martinez.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
For the second consecutive year, and with no cause for celebration in sight, shipments of the bubbly from France are drying up, CNN reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
In the wake of Tuesday night’s home humiliation at the hands of the lottery-lusting Portland Trail Blazers, before the current team sanction, coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about the third consecutive largely lethargic performance from Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Having lost Ken Griffey Jr. and then Alex Rodriguez in consecutive offseasons, the Mariners had rebuilt their lineup around veteran hitters like Boone, John Olerud and Edgar Martinez.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
For the second consecutive year, and with no cause for celebration in sight, shipments of the bubbly from France are drying up, CNN reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
In the wake of Tuesday night’s home humiliation at the hands of the lottery-lusting Portland Trail Blazers, before the current team sanction, coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about the third consecutive largely lethargic performance from Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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