as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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as in together
in succession without others coming in between
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
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Adjective
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The set, which features Bad Bunny dipping into genres like salsa and plena that reflect his Puerto Rican roots, becomes the superstar’s fourth consecutive No. 1 on the chart, following 2020’s El Último Tour del Mundo, 2022’s Un Verano Sin Ti and 2023’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
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For an eight consecutive year, Macro returns to the Sundance Film Festival with a lineup of programming that spotlights and amplifies the voices and works of filmmakers of color at the Macro Lodge.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Toward the end of the film, Lau tries to weave together the stories of Ren, Sabine, Wei, and Fa in the real world through a painting.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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That was the tough thing, finding the three together, who could really balance the movie.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Last May, Italian player Jannik Sinner—who is currently ranked number one in the world and clinched his second successive Australian Open—went public with his romance with Russian player Anna Kalinskaya.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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By repeating this process over and over, three-dimensional objects can be built up in successive layers.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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In the Tennessee cases, Mendenhall was sentenced to serve the two life terms consecutively, or one after the other.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Germany’s sluggish economy While the DAX has been on the rise, the German economy has been sluggish for some time, with its full-year gross domestic product declining consecutively in 2023 and 2024.—
Ganesh Rao,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The family can repeatedly be heard asking to see a warrant.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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The case has been cited repeatedly in lawsuits filed in recent years by other trans inmates incarcerated in state and federal prisons who alleged similar abuse.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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