over and over

adverb

Synonyms of over and overnext

Examples of over and over in a Sentence

the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage
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Creator 3-in-1 Horse Building Toy Animal lovers will adore putting together this 685-piece Lego set over and over again. Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 The characters in Groundhog Day (1993) and Palm Springs (2020) might have thought they were stuck in the worst time loops possible, but those characters were never forced to die in the same battle over and over again. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 To pursue such meaning is to frighten it off, like the impure approaching a unicorn, in the same way that repeating a word over and over again drains it of coherence. Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025 Similar pieces are the popular Samsonite Freeform Carry-on, which has been Travel + Leisure’s favorite carry-on bag over and over again. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for over and over

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of over and over was in the 15th century

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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20over. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb
: many times : often
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