import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;

class Ideone {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String[] arr = new String[]{"FIRST", "SECOND", "SECOND", "THIRD", "FOURTH", "FIRST", "FOURTH"};
		String[] toRemove = new String[]{"SECOND","SECOND"};
		arr=removeSuccessive(arr,toRemove);
		System.out.println(Arrays.toString(arr));
		
	}

	private static String[] removeSuccessive(String[] arr, String[] toRemove) {
		ArrayList<String> res=new ArrayList<>();
		for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
			if(!arr[i].equals(toRemove[0]))
					res.add(arr[i]);
			else if(i+1<arr.length && !arr[i+1].equals(toRemove[1]))
					res.add(arr[i]);
			else
				i++;
		}
		
		return res.toArray(new String[res.size()]);
	}

}