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
The American electorate has made its views on guns clear again and again.
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John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The film is almost certain to be a commercial hit and a cultural replay, watched again and again on streaming platforms.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
To Mathias’ rescue, again and again, is his down-to-earth yet wizardly agent, Max (frequent Desplechin collaborator Hippolyte Girardot, in ace form).
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
History has shown us again and again that regimes built on oppression eventually collapse.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for again and again
John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The film is almost certain to be a commercial hit and a cultural replay, watched again and again on streaming platforms.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
To Mathias’ rescue, again and again, is his down-to-earth yet wizardly agent, Max (frequent Desplechin collaborator Hippolyte Girardot, in ace form).
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
History has shown us again and again that regimes built on oppression eventually collapse.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Although some people may see leaves changing color before late October, this often happens because the plants are landscape trees, or trees that grew after seeds from other areas were planted, said Seiler.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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If your aesthetic is constantly evolving, this subtle striped rug will grow with you.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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During his sojourn in Philadelphia, Ali constantly challenged Frazier to unsanctioned fights.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Moscow to agree a ceasefire or face new sanctions, only to row back.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kirk frequently attacked mainstream media and engaged in culture war issues around race, gender and immigration, often in a provocative style.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the frequently audible director alternating between frat boy giddiness and genuine concern at Sheen’s antics, the actor appears entirely in control, a product of seven years of professed sobriety.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Or watching his execution over and over and over again.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Frazier was more John Henry than Joe Louis, driving steel over and over again into the core of his opponent.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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