as in successively
in succession without others coming in between
the bumptious reporter asked three questions successionally before anyone else could get a word in
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Adverb
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Typically guests who get mentioned in the State of the Union have a story that will bring the country together.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2025 -
Mia’s symptoms began during the first Covid-19 lockdown, meaning borders were closed which prevented the wider family all being together.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
2 Mar. 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
Adverb
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Jomo Fray’s camera basks in textures the same way the scenes are immersed in sounds, focusing on the child’s fingers caressing the fish scales or her hand running through the babbling creek.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Nov. 2023
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But Tom doesn't have the wheels and isn't as confident with the ball in his hand running as Joe is.—
Kyle Brown,
The Enquirer,
9 Apr. 2023
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“Successionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successionally. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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