Meaning & use
consecutive
Following one after another in unbroken sequence, without interruption.
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The team won five consecutive games before finally losing in overtime.
She worked three consecutive night shifts and slept for most of the following day.
A note on using this word
Consecutive stresses that items follow directly in order with nothing between them, unlike 'frequent,' which says nothing about sequence.
Words with a similar meaning
successivesequential
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