succeeding

In a sentence

Six example sentences with succeeding, each labelled with its topic.

• Each succeeding emperor added a wing to the palace, until the corridors ran for nearly two kilometers.

  History

• The theme returns in every succeeding movement, each time a little slower and scored for fewer instruments.

  Music

• The tutorial is gentle, but each succeeding level strips away one more hint until you are navigating the maze blind.

  Gaming

• The fund lost money in its first year, then beat the index in each succeeding year for a full decade.

  Finance

• Each succeeding generation of the fruit flies was measured, and the average wing length crept upward under selection.

  Science

• The prologue promises a secret, and each succeeding chapter withholds it a little longer than the reader expects.

  Literature

Found in these word lists

• New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
• Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE WordsRecognized

Each source is a published word list that contains succeeding. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

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