repeat 1 of 3

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as in to recite
to give from memory repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized

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as in to echo
to say after another now repeat the oath after me

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as in to replicate
to make or do again try not to repeat your mistakes

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repeat

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noun

as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning

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repeat

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adjective

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Recent Examples of repeat
Verb
The claim that immigrants lacking documentation vote in large numbers — and for Democrats — has been repeated for years. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 How Modern Black Entrepreneurs Are Closing the Racial Wealth Gap The pattern repeated with Beyoncé’s Ivy Park and now, Cécred, Issa Rae’s media empire and Tyler Perry’s studio complex. Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
So why bother with a biography of a biographer who spent decades doing what academics usually do: reading, researching, writing, teaching, repeat? Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025 There are just two treatment rooms and a loyalty program fueled by repeat guests. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
President Trump wants to send repeat American criminals (the worst of the worst) to a different country! Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 The Dodgers are trying to become the first repeat World Series champion since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repeat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeat
Verb
  • Araghchi, however, has ruled out negotiations while Israeli strikes continue and reiterated that Iran's missile program is off the table.
    Amanda Castro Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Kroger also reiterated its full-year earnings guidance.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Progressives reciting tired talking points about democracy being under attack and Orange Man being bad is the exact kind of fresh, novel idea that could turn things around for the struggling party!
    Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
  • The ceremony featured all nine women together, taking turns reciting prayers and reading from a 120-year-old Torah, a relic from the Holocaust.
    Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Families with younger children came out to join, and many echoed the need to focus and teach their kids about their rights.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2025
  • Lead researcher Auburn Berry echoed the conclusions from previous studies.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • However, in Condrieu, the grape achieves an expression that is difficult to replicate elsewhere.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Marketplace forces took hold once people figured out how to artificially replicate those waters.
    Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • These are foods that ground us in heritage, identity and repetition.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
  • From shooting mechanics and footwork to decision-making and off-ball movement, their game is shaped by repetition and efficiency rather than flair.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The study reported that almost half of physicians who were persistent cigarette smokers were killed by their habit, and a quarter died before age 70.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Despite their diversity, these groups share common threads of systemic exclusion from traditional financial services, contributing to persistent inequities in wealth and opportunity.
    Kevin Cohee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • The South Pasadena, Calif., hardware store thrummed with the usual rhythms of a Wednesday night: customers browsing shelves, cash registers chiming, the low hum of fluorescent lights overhead.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 4 June 2025
  • The report said the captain returned from the bathroom and tried to open the cockpit door with a regular opening code, which chimes the cockpit.
    Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • In later grades, when there are no pictures or too many unfamiliar words to memorize, these readers would falter, and their reading troubles would hinder learning in other academic subjects.
    Denise Amos, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
  • In walks a fellow who can sing and dance, who can memorize a script backward and forward in a few days, and who absolutely looks the part – but who can’t act it, not really.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 12 June 2025

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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeat. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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