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
Wiki Stix can be used again and again, and my kids have built everything from glasses for everyone to wear to long ropes that extend from one end of the car to the other.
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Laura Lu, Parents, 30 June 2025
Brooks worked with some of the same actors again and again throughout his career.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 28 June 2025
They get voiced again and again — usually by Carmy, but sometimes by Richie or Tina or Cicero or whoever happens to be passing through and wants to throw out a broadly encompassing take on the appeal of eating food with other people.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2025
Hours have passed on the boat, and again and again our casts have been fruitless.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for again and again
Laura Lu, Parents, 30 June 2025
Brooks worked with some of the same actors again and again throughout his career.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 28 June 2025
They get voiced again and again — usually by Carmy, but sometimes by Richie or Tina or Cicero or whoever happens to be passing through and wants to throw out a broadly encompassing take on the appeal of eating food with other people.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2025
Hours have passed on the boat, and again and again our casts have been fruitless.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Limited Warning Time and Rapid Onset Many of the flash floods happened very quickly, often within minutes of rainfall intensifying.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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In a world that often demands endurance but not reflection, what does true wellness look like for Black men?—
Essence,
Essence,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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Some are technological, such as the need to constantly create more efficient batteries and durable materials to support increasingly advanced models and use cases.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Fish care, for instance, was repeatedly cited as being far more delicate and labor-intensive than anticipated.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Weekly hourly averages showed that emissions detected from Nestor have repeatedly exceeded the federal standard of 1.4 ppb since the week of Oct. 6, 2024, when the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District began collecting data.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adverb
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Too frequently, it’s viewed as a stewardship function—responsible for overseeing operations, approving leases and tracking financials.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Trump administration officials have frequently spoken about the efforts to target student protesters for visa revocations.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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The transformations can be refilled by picking up gold (which is plentiful) and swapped on the fly to be used over and over.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Burying your anger over and over, however, can hurt your mental health.—
Juli Fraga,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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