as in often
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as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
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Recent Examples of again and again
Once arrested in this way, a prisoner can be held in administrative detention in six-month stints that can be renewed again and again without charge or trial.
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Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Dončić attacked the big man again and again, and had twenty-two points in the first half of the game alone.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The ensuing narratives are revealing and empowering, equally vulnerable and resolute, and, in a word, haunting for the ways in which that moment of recognition is echoed again and again, as something like an auditory hallucination that has become all too real.
—Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
FPVs may be more effective than ‘drop drones’ on a per-sortie basis, but drones which can return again and again may be more effective over the long run.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Dončić attacked the big man again and again, and had twenty-two points in the first half of the game alone.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The ensuing narratives are revealing and empowering, equally vulnerable and resolute, and, in a word, haunting for the ways in which that moment of recognition is echoed again and again, as something like an auditory hallucination that has become all too real.
—Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025
FPVs may be more effective than ‘drop drones’ on a per-sortie basis, but drones which can return again and again may be more effective over the long run.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Streaming platforms have also perfected the art of production control, often finalizing all scripts before shooting begins to optimize scheduling and budgets.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Miller has often recalled how these early experiences watching Paul perform and receiving personal instruction were pivotal in inspiring his own musical journey.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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That’s forced her into constantly trying to outdo herself.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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There’s no scoreboard, nor a need to repeatedly spell things out.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Trump and Francis repeatedly clashed over immigration.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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Their connection began in Miller’s early childhood in Milwaukee, where his parents frequently attended Les Paul and Mary Ford’s performances.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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The news organizations also found that Garrison employees frequently removed students from their classrooms and sent them to crisis rooms when the students were upset, disobedient or aggressive.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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The terror weaves across decades and across the globe, but the threads themselves loop back on themselves over and over again.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
13 May 2025
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That is the easiest part of my job, falling in love with Audra McDonald over and over again.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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