repeatedly

adverb

re·​peat·​ed·​ly ri-ˈpē-təd-lē How to pronounce repeatedly (audio)

Examples of repeatedly in a Sentence

I've told him repeatedly not to do that.
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During his first term, Trump issued a memo ordering that immigrants without lawful status be excluded from the population count used to apportion House seats and repeatedly sought to add a citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950. Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Aug. 2025 President Trump has repeatedly said that FEMA should be eliminated. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025 Polling has repeatedly shown that the majority of Israelis favor an end to the war in exchange for the release of the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 Vang initially refused an injury assessment by a nurse at the jail before suffering extreme and constant pain overnight and repeatedly requesting medical attention, according to the lawsuit. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

repeatedly

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

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