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Concurrent vs. Consecutive
Concurrent
/kənˈkʌrənt/Examples:
She holds concurrent roles at two prominent firms.The two events will have concurrent schedules.They experienced concurrent victories in different sports.
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Consecutive
/kənˈsekjətɪv/Examples:
She achieved three consecutive wins in the championship.The company reported five consecutive profitable quarters.Despite the challenges, they maintained a consecutive work streak.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Concurrent events happen at the same time, whereas consecutive events happen one after another.
- Remember concurrent with con for conjoined or connected in time.
- Think of consecutive like dominoes falling one after the other; each one follows in order.
- Concurrent starts with a con, like connect, as they connect in time.
- Consecutive ends with cutive, similar to sequence, which involves order.
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