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 Judge Jonathan Medema sentenced Escudero to an additional 10 years fixed, to run consecutively with the previous sentence, bringing his total prison term to 30 years, according to the release. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026 Shea ordered a portion of Baker’s federal sentence to be served consecutively to his state sentences, giving him a total effective federal sentence of approximately 222 months in prison. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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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Chengdu was the principal engine of improvement, according to Bernstein, with traffic increasing 116 percent year-over-year; Beijing also improved sequentially by 4 percent, while Hong Kong was broadly stable.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Pepsi's North American convenient foods business, which includes brands like Doritos and Quaker Oats, saw its organic revenue improve sequentially.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sequentially

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Pillay has repeatedly rebuffed critics who accused her of antisemitism or turning a blind eye to the Hamas attacks in Israel.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Foreign policy emerged as another major point of contention, particularly when moderator Rick Albin repeatedly pressed el Sayed to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

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