again and again

adverb

Synonyms of again and againnext
: at frequent intervals : often, repeatedly

Examples of again and again in a Sentence

as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
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Across fashion weeks, the perennial question of who a collection serves comes up in conversation again and again. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 But the universe keeps reminding us of it again and again anyway. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Assuming the role of a human clapper, Holzinger struck its lip again and again, sending a sonorous peal across the Biennale grounds. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026 But in recent years, the Mississippi has been critically low, again and again, forcing the Corps into a more constant effort to keep America’s oldest freight corridor open. Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for again and again

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of again and again was in 1533

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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/again%20and%20again. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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