as in repetitive
marked by repetition
at a real trial, repetitious questioning by the attorneys makes the whole affair less than thrilling
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Recent Examples of repetitious
Irakli’s search is less mission than meander, one that only lags during a slightly repetitious late stretch, before Koberidze gets us back.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Over the course of a repetitious goal-to-go drill, Mahomes caught fire.
—Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Optimus is a humanoid, bipedal, general-purpose robot created by Tesla that can carry out activities that humans find tedious, repetitious, or hazardous.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Scenarios play out all the same, filled with repetitious melee take-down animations on loop.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Over the course of a repetitious goal-to-go drill, Mahomes caught fire.
—Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Optimus is a humanoid, bipedal, general-purpose robot created by Tesla that can carry out activities that humans find tedious, repetitious, or hazardous.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Scenarios play out all the same, filled with repetitious melee take-down animations on loop.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for repetitious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repetitious
repetitive
Adjective
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Some critics called for more editorial discipline in the film, or found Lawrence’s onscreen spin cycle of anguish, which involves literally clawing her way up walls or flinging herself through glass doors, to be repetitive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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After a while, the film starts hitting the same note, the testimonials growing increasing repetitive.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Repetitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repetitious. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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