repeatedly

adverb

re·​peat·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpē-təd-lē How to pronounce repeatedly (audio)
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Examples of repeatedly in a Sentence

I've told him repeatedly not to do that.
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026 Why didn't Good obey the officer repeatedly telling her to get out of the car? Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026 Inok/Getty Images Gold has been on a historic price run in recent years, repeatedly setting new price records and grabbing headlines as investors look for stability amid stubborn inflation concerns, shifting interest rate expectations and global uncertainty. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 Located on a mountaintop in Chile, the observatory will repeatedly scan the sky for 10 years using the 3,200 megapixel LSST Camera to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our universe. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeatedly

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1718, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of repeatedly was circa 1718

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“Repeatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeatedly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

repeatedly

adverb
re·​peat·​ed·​ly
-lē
: at frequent intervals : often

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