repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
ri-ˈpe-tə-tiv 
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2
: containing repetition
repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
Examples of repetitive in a Sentence
an injury caused by repetitive wrist movements
She left the job because the work was too repetitive.
At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
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Newman often seems to be reciting his lyrics, even incanting them, reverent and repetitive.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
The International Space Station has been manned for more than 25 years; routine trips carry relatively anonymous men and women to a giant fan doing its repetitive circles in low-Earth orbit.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Very few repetitive task workers in jobs like manufacturing (12%), construction (15%), and transportation and warehousing (16%) felt confident their jobs were secure last year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
The International Space Station has been manned for more than 25 years; routine trips carry relatively anonymous men and women to a giant fan doing its repetitive circles in low-Earth orbit.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
The most traditional poetic forms are repetitive, with strict rhyme schemes and meter, but newer interpretations are also built around repetition, relying on slant rhymes, refrains, alliteration, and more.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Very few repetitive task workers in jobs like manufacturing (12%), construction (15%), and transportation and warehousing (16%) felt confident their jobs were secure last year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for repetitive
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“Repetitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repetitive. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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repetitive
adjective
re·pet·i·tive
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repetitively
adverb
repetitiveness
noun
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