repeat performance
noun
: an occurrence in which something happens or is done again
Event planners hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year's problems.
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After the game, linebacker Nick Bolton disclosed the Chiefs’ keys to ensuring Wilson did not have a repeat performance.
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
California taxpayers and family businesses can’t afford a repeat performance.
—Ken Monroe, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Their tepid offseason on the heels of a surprising postseason appearance failed to set up the roster for a repeat performance.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Details: Concert time is 4 p.m., and there will be a repeat performance at 7 p.m. July 29 in the Stent Family Hall.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
The Panthers are banking on a repeat performance, even if Jackson feels like a potential regression candidate.
—Mike Kaye
july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
The question of Allen’s potential for a repeat performance doesn’t have much to do with him coming away with the MVP award in 2025.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 9 July 2025
For Trump’s Persian Gulf and Arab allies, the prospect of a repeat performance has left them scrabbling for a diplomatic off-ramp.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
California taxpayers and family businesses can’t afford a repeat performance.
—Ken Monroe, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Their tepid offseason on the heels of a surprising postseason appearance failed to set up the roster for a repeat performance.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Details: Concert time is 4 p.m., and there will be a repeat performance at 7 p.m. July 29 in the Stent Family Hall.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
The Panthers are banking on a repeat performance, even if Jackson feels like a potential regression candidate.
—Mike Kaye
july 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
The question of Allen’s potential for a repeat performance doesn’t have much to do with him coming away with the MVP award in 2025.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 9 July 2025
For Trump’s Persian Gulf and Arab allies, the prospect of a repeat performance has left them scrabbling for a diplomatic off-ramp.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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“Repeat performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat%20performance. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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