as in successive
following one after another without others coming in between
the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games
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Moran guided Columbus to four consecutive state championships with teams led on the court by Cameron and Cayden Boozer, the twin sons of former Duke and NBA standout Carlos Boozer.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Its capital New Delhi featured as the world’s most polluted capital for the sixth consecutive year, with a PM2.5 concentration of 91.8.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Last week, the Arizona and New Mexico game and fish departments announced the wild Mexican wolf population grew for the ninth consecutive year — the longest continuous growth streak since the species was reintroduced into the wild in 1988.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have won 12 consecutive conference tournaments — seven in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20, and the last four straight since rejoining the Big East in 2020-21.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Its capital New Delhi featured as the world’s most polluted capital for the sixth consecutive year, with a PM2.5 concentration of 91.8.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Last week, the Arizona and New Mexico game and fish departments announced the wild Mexican wolf population grew for the ninth consecutive year — the longest continuous growth streak since the species was reintroduced into the wild in 1988.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have won 12 consecutive conference tournaments — seven in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20, and the last four straight since rejoining the Big East in 2020-21.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Consecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecutive. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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