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
Stick Cowan with Auston Matthews to see if there’s a possible fit there rather than saddling the captain with Max Domi again and again.
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
These scenarios played out again and again, undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of times.
—Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Don't Stress About Dinner Serve foods again and again.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
The universality of ballet technique—these steps that have been around for centuries, repeated again and again by generation upon generation of dancers.
—Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2026
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
These scenarios played out again and again, undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of times.
—Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Don't Stress About Dinner Serve foods again and again.
—Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
The universality of ballet technique—these steps that have been around for centuries, repeated again and again by generation upon generation of dancers.
—Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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The best part is that someone connected to the film often joins us.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Unlike chatbots that simply respond to prompts, AI agents can take proactive actions, which often require broader access to data and systems, raising privacy and security concerns.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That’s just a conduit for the more important and longer-lasting facets of the movie’s story, in which an isolated character is constantly around other people, for better or worse, and can seldom stand to be around himself.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The script unfortunately goes round and round in circles with the characters constantly repeating and contradicting themselves.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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His forecast could turn out to be correct, even as the price of oil repeatedly breaks $100 a barrel despite efforts from the US and other nations to ease the pain.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ricks apologized repeatedly to several relatives of his victims who looked on, particularly Marcus Figueroa.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Bondi last month appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a public hearing that frequently devolved into succession of angry and combative exchanges with Democratic lawmakers.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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For example, during a 40-minute panel hosted by Alexis Joel, the wife of musician Billy Joel, several doctors raised concerns about how frequently hormonal birth control is used to treat women’s health symptoms.—
Amanda Seitz,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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