as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Recent Examples of successive
The machine works by printing successive layers of plastic filament that harden to form a design.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Every few years, perhaps instigated by Google’s successive chip announcements, quantum computing (QC) fears involving bitcoin catch on in the news cycle.
—Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
State water officials lobbed pointed criticisms at each other on Thursday during successive programs at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Yet, only a handful were doing so at the time of Trump's criticism—a long-running concern of successive U.S. administrations—with NATO instead leaning disproportionately heavily on American military might.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Every few years, perhaps instigated by Google’s successive chip announcements, quantum computing (QC) fears involving bitcoin catch on in the news cycle.
—Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
State water officials lobbed pointed criticisms at each other on Thursday during successive programs at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Yet, only a handful were doing so at the time of Trump's criticism—a long-running concern of successive U.S. administrations—with NATO instead leaning disproportionately heavily on American military might.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successive. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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