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as in to reiterate
to say or state again
I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized
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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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as in persistent
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Recent Examples of repeat
Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and the leaves of some, especially deciduous azaleas, display beautiful fall colors.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
If there is a 2025 championship story to be told in retrospect, the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies might play the same role as the NLDS triumph over the Padres – this might prove to be the Dodgers’ biggest hurdle on the road to repeating as World Series champions.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Streaming also makes repeat listening more important.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
With some cracks beginning to show on their expectations for a repeat World Series title, each remaining game is growing more important.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and the leaves of some, especially deciduous azaleas, display beautiful fall colors.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
Noun
With its ongoing rapid expansion, ICE is poised to repeat the same kind of mistakes.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
If there is a 2025 championship story to be told in retrospect, the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies might play the same role as the NLDS triumph over the Padres – this might prove to be the Dodgers’ biggest hurdle on the road to repeating as World Series champions.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But there would be no repeat of their victory earlier that season.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Streaming also makes repeat listening more important.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeat
Verb
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who cast the decisive fifth vote in a similar case from Alabama two years ago, reiterated his view that there should be an end point to racial remedies like this one.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Restaurant owners reiterated their confidence in the city's efforts to combat crime when asked by The Enquirer.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Almost everyone in this office can recite the 1978 Superman film or the 1989 Batman film.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kerry McGawley, a professor and senior sports physiologist at the performance optimization company Orreco, recalls the pithy mantra recited to her by a professional Swedish cross-country skier more than a decade ago.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Pina echoed the sentiment that with fandom comes power and that makes creator input a necessity.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The team used human stem cells to create three-dimensional, embryo-like structures that replicate early human development, including the formation of blood stem cells.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Reports of individual genes that were purported to cause IQ differences (or personality traits or mental illness) failed to replicate over and over again.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The book talked about repetition without repetition.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hold for a second and then return to the starting position, completing multiple repetitions (reps).—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those who have trouble breathing, chest pain, a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit or a persistent cough should seek medical care, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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The novelist Adam Johnson is not a writer of that doggedly persistent kind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It’s also brilliantly arranged, from the chiming guitar on the intro to the way the rhythm section makes its entrance (McCartney-esque bassline and rat-a-tat snare) before pulling back on the chorus, where Ruess’ vocal appears to be floating in space on a bed of keyboards and piano.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Outside, bells chimed four o’clock.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other common features include key fobs or key cards, which can grant access to your home without requiring users to memorize a code.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sales teams unconsciously memorize product specs between REM cycles.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Repeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeat. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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