as in often
many times
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
Over the course of the next 36 years, McNally returned to the script again and again, rewriting, restaging, refining and polishing it into something that eventually became one of Broadway’s biggest hits of 2014 and ’15.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Our readers love all the fall flavors in this dessert, so much so, many of them have made it again and again.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Criminals maintain databases of people who have fallen for scams so they can be targeted again and again.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
But when my fingers circled back, pressing again and again, the lump stayed.
—Jonell Deshotel As Told To Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for again and again
Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Our readers love all the fall flavors in this dessert, so much so, many of them have made it again and again.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Criminals maintain databases of people who have fallen for scams so they can be targeted again and again.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
But when my fingers circled back, pressing again and again, the lump stayed.
—Jonell Deshotel As Told To Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Horror fans often travel to destinations featured in scary movies or known for spooky legacies.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Republicans − as the party in power typically does − argue that Congress shouldn't be using a shutdown as leverage to fight over policy, a position that Democrats − as the party out of power often does − disagree with.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Add pepper flakes and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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For example Mitt Romney, who campaigned for president in 2008 and 2012 as a Republican, was repeatedly faced with prejudice against his Mormon faith.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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African tech entrepreneurs are jostling to offer digital financial services to the millions of Africans who live outside the continent and frequently transfer money back home.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Candy thought so too, later recalling that the only hard part of filming the scene was doing it over and over again for Hughes and his punch-drunk crew.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 44,655 fans, Toronto’s highest attendance of the year, exploded over and over.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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