in series

adjective

Definition of in seriesnext
as in succeeding

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Recent Examples of in series The Blue Jays are 10-17 in series openers. — CBS News, 25 June 2026 Kansas City is 2-4 in rubber games and 6-14 in series finales. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 The Sox went 4-2 during the homestand, taking two of three in series against the Guardians and the Royals. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Cascades of thousands of centrifuges connected in series are required to achieve commercially useful enrichment levels. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026 By the time he was cast in Dallas, Davis had made a name for himself as a Western star, appearing in series like Tales of Wells Fargo, Laramie, and Gunsmoke. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026 Working in film and television since the late ’90s, Lefevre has most recently been seen in series like Proven Innocent, Mary Kills People, and The Sounds. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 June 2026 The drivers will compete in authentic IROC Pontiac Firebirds that raced in series competition from 1996 through 2006. — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 As for his own professional trajectory, Magnussen is relishing the chance to be at the top of the call sheet after playing a number of supporting roles in series like Boardwalk Empire, Black Mirror, Maniac and The Bold Type. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in series
  1. consecutive
  2. successive
  3. sequential
  4. back-to-back
  5. straight
Adjective
  • Navarro then looped a 3-1 pitch into short right-center to give the Dodgers three consecutive shutout victories for the first time since July 1991.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • What do multiple consecutive FFR increases do to mortgage rates?
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of consecutive
Adjective
  • Worse still, their neural activity actually decreased over successive assignments; by the end, many were defaulting to copy-paste.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Los Cafeteros topped Group K ahead of Portugal as their 0-0 stalemate against the Seleção was preceded by successive wins against DR Congo and Uzbekistan.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of successive
Adjective
  • The only problem was that the specific model of transmission was sequential, and that wouldn’t be at all in keeping with the mid-’60s vibes.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
  • Replace Sequential Reviews With Real-Time Alignment One consistent slowdown is sequential approval cycles where feedback arrives late and in fragmented rounds.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of sequential
Adjective
  • Caminero also will be the 14th player to start back-to-back All-Star games in his age 22 (or younger) season, and the first to do so at third base.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Chapman gave up back-to-back singles after his milestone strikeout, but got Jo Adell to ground into a double play to secure his 17th save.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of back-to-back
Adjective
  • The Angels have lost five straight and 11 of 17 since June 17.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • On a night he was named an All-Star for the third straight season and 10th time in his career, pitcher Chris Sale led the Braves in an 14-3 blasting of the Mets on Saturday at Truist Park.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of straight

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“In series.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20series. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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