repeatedly

adverb

re·​peat·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpē-təd-lē How to pronounce repeatedly (audio)
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Examples of repeatedly in a Sentence

I've told him repeatedly not to do that.
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Having no driver’s license, Müller became a Polaroid-toting expeditionist, returning repeatedly to his beloved Kensington Motel in Santa Monica and its environs. James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Bahamian police arrested Brian Hooker as a suspect in his wife’s disappearance and questioned him repeatedly. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 The company said the platform also supports runtime features such as KV cache reuse, which helps retain information from previous interactions and reduces the need to repeatedly process the same data. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026 Programs that repeatedly fail to exceed this threshold could lose eligibility for federal Direct Loans and, in some cases, other forms of federal student aid, including Pell Grants, which help subsidize tuition for low-income students. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for repeatedly

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1718, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of repeatedly was circa 1718

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“Repeatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeatedly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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repeatedly

adverb
re·​peat·​ed·​ly
-lē
: at frequent intervals : often

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