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
Thank you to this incredible community for showing up again and again — organizing food and rides, making sure our kids get to school, checking in on neighbors, and standing together in the cold.
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Chloe Rosen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Being mindful of which items shouldn't be used again and again can help prevent food safety issues and off-flavors.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
American civil rights activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a guest of Moncler, was spotted gracefully posing again and again for selfies.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
And for the past quarter-century it’s done just that, again and again, making this revolutionary replication of the early universe seem almost routine.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chloe Rosen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Being mindful of which items shouldn't be used again and again can help prevent food safety issues and off-flavors.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
American civil rights activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a guest of Moncler, was spotted gracefully posing again and again for selfies.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
And for the past quarter-century it’s done just that, again and again, making this revolutionary replication of the early universe seem almost routine.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Uninsured Americans, however, often must pay for prescription medications with their own money.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Investors often flock to gold when crises hit, inflation spikes or stocks slump as a way to preserve their money’s worth.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The variability is expected; there’s a dusty environment and the dust distribution is constantly changing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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As Thea’s former suitor, Tesman struggles to call her by her married name, a slip of the tongue that Hedda constantly needles him about.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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As strong as Dallas has been in its six-game win streak, the Stars have allowed opponents to climb back into games repeatedly in the third.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Federal data is fluid and frequently subject to change as more detailed and accurate information becomes available.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani has frequently talked about the World Cup as a boon for the city’s economy and tourism industry.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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