as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
your constant iteration of the same piddling complaints is wearing thin
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Recent Examples of iteration
This year’s gathering moves over to the Red Museum — its third venue in as many iterations — with the whole affair serving as a benefit for NorCal Resist.
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Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Prattline sold various iterations of Low Tow trailer for several decades into the 1990s before going out of business.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
The 2019 iteration was Barnatan’s first as music director.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Millions of Americans attended the previous two iterations of No Kings, the first of which took place in June 2025 and the second of which occurred in October.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
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Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Prattline sold various iterations of Low Tow trailer for several decades into the 1990s before going out of business.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
The 2019 iteration was Barnatan’s first as music director.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Millions of Americans attended the previous two iterations of No Kings, the first of which took place in June 2025 and the second of which occurred in October.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iteration
Noun
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What is exhausted is repetition without thought.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The repetition doesn’t conjure stasis so much as the struggle to find a way forward.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each of the 8 years in this Venus-cycle (known and important to ancient civilizations such as the Mayans and Babylonians) has its own particular pattern, so 2026 repeats (within about 2 or 3 days of the same date) the phenomena of 2018.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The following summer, the California Independent System Operator narrowly avoided a repeat when high temperatures blanketed nearly the entire state for days.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The replay showed the pitch nicking the outside corner, the call was overturned, Bell was out, and Shelton argued.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Half an hour before the Royals’ home opener Monday, the scoreboard in center field played an instructional video on a new replay challenge system that’s been the talk of the sport for a few days.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Iteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iteration. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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