sequentially
Americanadverb
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one after the other.
The interactive feature allows you to present the photographs and other information sequentially rather than overwhelming the viewer by displaying everything at once.
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chronologically, or according to numerical, alphabetical, or some other recognized order.
Apart from your original post and sequentially first comment, all you’ve been doing is trashing liberals.
If the files had originally been numbered sequentially, one would know how many were skipped and how many there were in total.
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Business. by comparison with the immediately preceding period, usually a fiscal quarter.
While their latest figures reflect a profit increase of about 5.1 percent sequentially, the company is still taking a dip of around 19 percent year over year.
Other Word Forms
- nonsequentially adverb
- unsequentially adverb
Etymology
Origin of sequentially
Example Sentences
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The banks’ results showed a 15% decline in volumes sequentially, a steeper drop than the 8% fall the industry was expecting, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Despite its capabilities, most systems still operate sequentially, analyzing only one or a few types of ions at a time.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
Profit results were even more spectacular, with adjusted quarterly earnings per share increasing 155% sequentially and nearly 700% on a year-over-year basis, to $12.20.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
A traditional computer still needs to try each combination sequentially, while a powerful-enough quantum computer can evaluate all options at once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
We’ll assume she meets men sequentially, can judge the relative suitability for her of those she’s met, and once she’s rejected someone, he’s gone forever.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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