CONSECUTIVELY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

consecutively

adverb

kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv-lē

Definition of consecutively

as in successively

following one after another without others coming in between talked of retirement after winning the title four times consecutively

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Recent Examples of consecutively On Friday, the one question remaining in a Bronx courtroom was whether the new sentence would run concurrently or consecutively. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 District Court Judge Samantha Gronewald ordered the sentences to be run consecutively and denied probation. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 11 Sep. 2026 She was also sentenced to five years on the weapons charge, to be served concurrently, and seven years for desecration of a human corpse, to be served consecutively to the Wisconsin sentence. — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 That included getting Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper to strike out consecutively in the third inning. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consecutively

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Their concentrations then increase at successively higher trophic levels (levels of the food chain) as organisms consume contaminated prey.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Samsung has successively shaved a few millimeters off every year, taking a leap last year with the Z Fold 7.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of successively

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On Thursday, the two acts will perform together for the first time for Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere tour at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
EmpowerME, which supports employees living with cancer, brings staff and patients together.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Linde's electronics end market, 10% of revenue, is already flashing signs of a strong breakout, surging 18% year-over-year and 7% sequentially, as of the second quarter .

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
As a result, each shell collapses sequentially, gradually absorbing and dissipating the kinetic energy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sequentially

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Republicans have expressed growing pessimism about their chances in the election, which will determine control of Congress, as the president has repeatedly dismissed concerns about high costs and gas prices as his unpopular war in Iran drags on.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Lead prosecutor Charlotte Draycott told jurors on Friday that the model and influencer was struck repeatedly in the head with a hammer inside a car driven by her former brother-in-law, with her ex-husband also inside.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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