iterate
verb
it·er·ate
ˈi-tə-ˌrāt 
iterated; iterating
: to say or do again or again and again : reiterate
Examples of iterate in a Sentence
no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens
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And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Critics have argued that the lengthy intervals made the program less safe because teams could not improve and iterate quickly, the way commercial space companies like SpaceX do.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
That distinction is critical, since algorithms can be replicated, optimized, and iterated upon.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Critics have argued that the lengthy intervals made the program less safe because teams could not improve and iterate quickly, the way commercial space companies like SpaceX do.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
That distinction is critical, since algorithms can be replicated, optimized, and iterated upon.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Iterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iterate. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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