one after another
idiom
1
: in a continuing series
The buses kept arriving, one after another.
One person after another walked out of the concert.
2
: each one in a continuing series
One after another of her friends got married and moved away.
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Adams’ stinging accusations came as community members took to the microphone one after another to criticize the mayor’s leadership, behavior and alleged mismanagement.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
It’s believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
To destroy the site, an attack would have to come in waves, with bombers releasing one after another down the same hole.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
It’s believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast.
—David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
To destroy the site, an attack would have to come in waves, with bombers releasing one after another down the same hole.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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“One after another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20after%20another. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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