repeating
adjective
re·peat·ing
ri-ˈpē-tiŋ 
of a firearm
: designed to load cartridges from a magazine
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The analysis supported the hypothesis that there are different origins for repeating and non-repeating FRBs.
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Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
This new finding could lead to materials science investigations—for example, shapes that form non-repeating tilings could help design stronger materials, Hart tells New Scientist.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
The researchers who performed the analysis suggest that this phenomenon could explain the non-repeating forms of these events.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2023
Yet, these choices form part of a broader repeating pattern where our intuition tends to steer us toward losing money.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
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Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2025
This new finding could lead to materials science investigations—for example, shapes that form non-repeating tilings could help design stronger materials, Hart tells New Scientist.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
The researchers who performed the analysis suggest that this phenomenon could explain the non-repeating forms of these events.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Mar. 2023
Yet, these choices form part of a broader repeating pattern where our intuition tends to steer us toward losing money.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for repeating
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“Repeating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeating. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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