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
Their personalities define their crews, their missions, and the stories fans return to again and again.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2026
These four nominations came to be after the actors and directors made the decision to work with the same person again, again and again.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This press conference was very similar to October, when Jets owner Woody Johnson not only publicly threw Justin Fields under the bus following a 0-7 start, but also put the bus in reverse and ran over Fields again and again.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Hanks' big-kid energy performance and Penny Marshall's deft direction make Big worth revisiting again and again.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2026
These four nominations came to be after the actors and directors made the decision to work with the same person again, again and again.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This press conference was very similar to October, when Jets owner Woody Johnson not only publicly threw Justin Fields under the bus following a 0-7 start, but also put the bus in reverse and ran over Fields again and again.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Hanks' big-kid energy performance and Penny Marshall's deft direction make Big worth revisiting again and again.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for again and again
Adverb
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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These therapies are not universally successful, of course, but can often save lives and defeat cancers where other methods are unsuccessful.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The Cross-Functional Peer This person is someone at your same professional level but in a department that your team works with constantly.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lobotka is constantly processing.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The officer in the tan beanie repeatedly hits Pretti in the head with the pepper spray canister.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump has criticized Powell repeatedly during his first year back in the White House ‒ threatening to try to fire him from the board of the independent agency ‒ for refusing to lower interest rates.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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With several teams in qualification places on goal difference alone as things stand, prepare for the league table to be changing as frequently as an airport departures board throughout the 90 minutes.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/again%20and%20again. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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