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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Most cases went 5 to 4 with majorities shifting successively on each side.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Each of the fall’s three rate cuts faced successively greater internal resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
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
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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