successively
Americanadverb
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Etymology
Origin of successively
First recorded in 1400–50; successive ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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That report, arriving about three weeks later than usual, will be refined in two successively more accurate estimates in the months that follow, in accordance with the BEA’s usual practice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
The last decade has seen a harlequinade of big shots, celebrities, pundits and politicians bounding across the proscenium wearing stage makeup and playing different characters successively, like Peter Sellers in “Dr. Strangelove.”
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
That success made Real the first team from any nation to lift the trophy three times successively in the Champions League era.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
After a series of apologies that became successively more contrite, Al-Alim staked out a somewhat different position at a campaign forum last week, asserting, “I’m not ashamed of anything.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024
As the morning wore on, Max and John successively came by to see if we still thought we had it.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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