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successive

[suhk-ses-iv] / səkˈsɛs ɪv /


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Daniel Mason splices together different narrative strands to create a single story connecting its successive inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Billam-Smith, fighting for the first time since signing with Zuffa Boxing, emptied the tank - landing at least 10 successive hooks - in the sixth after backing Rozicki into the corner.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The legacy of the Vanderbilts hangs heavy over advisers for the wealthy, who often note that their Gilded Age fortune all but disappeared over successive generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Heavier elements are created inside stars and become more abundant over time as successive generations of stars live and die.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The teachers introduced a program that explicitly trained the students to construct coherent arguments, with a focus on the connections between successive ideas.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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