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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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Questions of identity formation return again and again. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025 Its first cinematic appearance was in Stranger Than Fiction, but it has since been used again and again to soundtrack a specific type of thudding tragedy onscreen — often, the loss of a spouse (Shutter Island, The Last of Us) or a child (Arrival). Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025 It was pushed there, again and again, by Bolsonaro himself. Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025 No, the Niners need to get back to the basics of the Shanahan offense and run outside zone again and again and again this week. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025 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 4 Dec. 2025.

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